Journal article
Lung volume reduction surgery vs medical treatment: for patients with advanced emphysema.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To contribute to the knowledge on the therapeutic value of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS).
DESIGN: Two similar, independently conceived and conducted, multicenter, randomized clinical trials.
Authors
Miller JD; Berger RL; Malthaner RA; Celli BR; Goldsmith CH; Ingenito EP; Higgins D; Bagley P; Cox G; Wright CD
Journal
Chest, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 1166–1177
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 1, 2005
DOI
10.1378/chest.127.4.1166
ISSN
0012-3692