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Oh: Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2006; 61(6): 521-525.

Published online: 30 December 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2006.61.6.521

Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction

Yeon-Mok Oh, M.D.

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Yeon-Mok Oh, M.D. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine 388-1 Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Zip #138-736, Korea. Phone: 02-3010-3136, FAX: 02-3010-6968, ymoh55@amc.seoul.kr

Copyright © 2006 The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Figures and Tables

Table 1
The change in pulmonary function and execise capacity after the treatment of endobronchial valve6
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*mean ± standard deviation

Table 2
The change in pulmonary function, execise capacity, and quality of life after biologic lung volume reduction8
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*mean ± standard deviation

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