Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 133-134 , Summer 2007

Surgical Treatment of Emphysema: Introduction

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doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2007.06.001

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 133-134 , Summer 2007