Lung transplantation in Japan

Surgery Today

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 565-568

  Date, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadaveric lung transplantation; Donor shortage; Living donor lobar lung transplantation; Primary pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; CADAVER; DONOR; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042707178     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-004-2775-8     Document Type: Review

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