Lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis - Primum non nocere?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 357, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2186-2188

  Allen, Julian ^a   Visner, Gary ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36349017811     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe078179     Document Type: Editorial

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