Early Outcome After Single Vs Bilateral Lung Transplantation in Older Recipients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3088-3089

  Minambres E ^a   Llorca, J ^b   Suberviola, B ^a   Naranjo, S ^a   Zurbano, F ^a   González Castro, Alejandro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 56049097004     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.119     Document Type: Article

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