## Abstract ## Objective Lung transplantation is a viable, lifeβsaving intervention for several primary pulmonary disorders complicated by severe lung dysfunction. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disorder
Pulmonary arteriovenous shunting and pulmonary artery hypertension in children with liver disease
β Scribed by Olivier Bernard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 357 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-6863
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