Does assessing frailty in lung transplant candidates on the waiting list provide information?

A. Gomez Garrido (Barcelona, Spain), B. Planas (Barcelona, Spain), A. Falco (Barcelona, Spain), P. Launois (Barcelona, Spain), V. Pujol (Barcelona, Spain), M. Sabate (Barcelona, Spain), A. Mayer (Barcelona, Spain), I. Bello (Barcelona, Spain), J. Sacanell (Barcelona, Spain), A. Roman (Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Optimising outcomes of lung transplantation: how to move forward?
Session: Optimising outcomes of lung transplantation: how to move forward?
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Number: 2911

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