EComment. Gender mismatching in lung transplantation: Lung size mismatch is the issue!

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 435-436

  Eberlein, Michael ^a   Bolukbas, Servet ^a   Reed, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; LUNG SIZE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN SIZE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84875190766     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt053     Document Type: Note

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