True Survival Benefit of Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis Patients: The Zurich Experience

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-339

  Hofer, Markus ^a   Benden, Christian ^a   Inci, Ilhan ^a   Schmid, Christoph ^a   Irani, Sarosh ^a   Speich, Rudolf ^a   Weder, Walter ^a   Boehler, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62949187403     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.12.025     Document Type: Article

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