Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome leads to a functional deterioration of the acinus post lung transplant

Thorax

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 487-488

  Thompson, Bruce R ^a,c   Hodgson, Yvonne M ^c   Kotsimbos, Tom ^a   Liakakos, Pam ^a   Ellis, Matthew J ^a   Snell, Gregory I ^a   Verbanck, Sylvia ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG PHYSIOLOGY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; RESPIRATORY MEASUREMENT;

ACINAR CELLS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84898897289     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204671     Document Type: Article

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