Mechanisms of improved gas exchange after lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS)

G. Cremona, J. A. Barberà, L. Appendini, M. T. Melgosa, J. Roca, C. Casadio, R. Rodriguez-Roisin, P. D. Wagner (Milano, Veruno, Torino, Italy; Barcelona, Spain; San Diego, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Exercise physiology and physiopathology
Session: Exercise physiology and physiopathology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2059

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