Changes in quality of life, dyspnea scores, and lung function in lung cancer patients with airway obstruction after a therapeutic bronchoscopy

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 134-139

  Neumann, Kirill ^a,c   Sundset, Arve ^b   Espinoza, Andreas ^a,b   Kongerud, Johny ^b,c   Fosse, Erik ^a,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dyspnea; Interventional bronchoschopy; Lung cancer; Lung function; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84877909596     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3182917280     Document Type: Article

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