Osteoporosis in patients referred for lung transplantation

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 68-71

  Jastrzebski, D ^a   Lutogniewska, W ^a   Ochman, M ^a   Margas, A ^a   Kowalski, K ^a   Wyrwol, J ^a   Ksiazek, B ^a   Wojarski, J ^a   Zeglen, S ^a   Ziora, D ^a   Kozielski, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

lung transplantation; osteoporosis; referral

Indexed keywords

STEROID; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DETERMINATION; SIX MINUTE WALKING TEST; AGE; AGED;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952277784     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: 2047783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-15-S2-68     Document Type: Article

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