Lung transplantation outcomes: The importance and inadequacies of assessing survival: Editorial

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1493-1494

  Yusen, R D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649657517     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02698.x     Document Type: Editorial

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