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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:923
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Key References

Physiologic Evaluation of the Lung Resection Candidate

Lewis Wetstein, MD, James R. Mault, MD

Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, , and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

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Address reprint requests to Dr Wetstein, 143 South St, Freehold, NJ 07728.

Pulmonary Function Testing

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Exercise Performance

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Cardiac Evaluation and Miscellaneous

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