Severe diverticulitis after heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 845-849

  Qasabian, Raffi A ^a   Meagher, Alan P ^a   Lee, Regent ^a   Dore, Greg J ^a   Keogh, Anne ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 3242683140     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.07.019     Document Type: Article

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