The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 45-48 , January 2003

Pulmonary transplantation for advanced bronchioloalveolar carcinoma

Received 28 November 2001 ,Accepted 2 March 2002.

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 Address for reprints: George L. Zorn, Jr, MD, Department of Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham THT 720, 1900 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294-0016 (E-mail: gzorn@uab.edu).

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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 45-48 , January 2003