General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 95-102 , March 2003

Long-term quality of life in patients surviving at least 55 months after lung transplantation

  • Karin M Vermeulen, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Office for Medical Technology Assessment, Groningen University Hospital, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-503-613562; fax: +31-503-611738.
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  • Jan-Paul Ouwens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Office for Medical Technology Assessment, Groningen University Hospital, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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  • Wim van der Bij, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Groningen University Hospital, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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  • Wim J de Boer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Groningen University Hospital, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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  • Gerard H Koëter, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Groningen University Hospital, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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  • Elisabeth M TenVergert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Office for Medical Technology Assessment, Groningen University Hospital, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands

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doi: 10.1016/S0163-8343(03)00007-0

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 95-102 , March 2003

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