Increasing severity of pectus excavatum is associated with reduced pulmonary function

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Lawson, M Louise ^a   Mellins, Robert B ^b   Paulson, James F ^c   Shamberger, Robert C ^d   Oldham, Keith ^e   Azizkhan, Richard G ^f   Hebra, Andre V ^g   Nuss, Donald ^c,h   Goretsky, Michael J ^c,h   Sharp, Ronald J ⁱ   Holcomb III, George W ⁱ   Shim, Walton K T ^j   Megison, Stephen M ^k   Moss, R Lawrence ^l   Fecteau, Annie H ^m   Colombani, Paul M ⁿ   Moskowitz, Alan B ^h   Hill, Joshua ^m   Kelly Jr , Robert E ^c,h  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

ⁱ CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j Kapi'Olani Medical Center for Women and Children   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l YALE NEW HAVEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

ⁿ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXHALATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; THORAX SURGERY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 79960450250     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.01.065     Document Type: Article

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