Discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnoses in lung transplant recipients

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 610-614

  Akindipe, Olufemi A ^a   Fernandez Bussy, Sebastian ^a   Staples, Edward D ^a   Baz, Maher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Lung transplant; Pulmonary embolism; Rejection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650505146     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01144.x     Document Type: Article

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