335 Screening for pediatric lung transplantation: the pediatric psychologist's role
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Pediatric lung transplantation.
As the first decade of successful clinical lung transplantation draws to a close, the number of patients who are able to benefit from it continues to increase. Pulmonary transplantation in the pediatric age group is possible for an expanding range of diagnoses currently known to cause end-stage lung disease. However, more experience will be required before the answers to a number of clinical pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1569-1993
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(12)60503-7