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Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatme...

Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatme...

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Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatment of emphysema

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Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatment of emphysema

Publisher

South Africa: Health & Medical Publishing Group

Journal title

South African medical journal, 2015-10, Vol.105 (10), p.810-815

Language

English

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South Africa: Health & Medical Publishing Group

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Contents

Emphysema is a very common cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Therapeutic options in severe emphysema are limited. Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) is increasingly being used internationally for the treatment of advanced emphysema in a subset of patients with advanced disease, aiming to obtain the same functional advantag...

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Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatment of emphysema

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1718905910

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1718905910

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ISSN

0256-9574

DOI

10.7196/SAMJnew.8147

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