Severe acute respiratory syndrome, pulmonary function tests, and quality of life: Lessons learned

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1088-1089

  Arroliga, Alejandro C ^a,b,c   Diaz Guzman, Enrique ^a   Wiedemann, Herbert P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Section of Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; COOPERATION; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; SPUTUM; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 24944543852     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.3.1088     Document Type: Editorial

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