Are there more lungs available than currently meet the eye?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 624-625

  Chang, Andrew C ^a   Orens, Jonathan B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; EDITORIAL; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748676636     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200606-848ED     Document Type: Editorial

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