Are there sex differences in health-related quality of life after lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 120-125

  Rodrigue, James R ^a,b,c   Baz, Maher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Clinical and Health Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 30044436625     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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