Canadian Respirologists’ Experience with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis | Zendy

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Canadian Respirologists’ Experience with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Author(s) -

Stacey M. PollockBarZiv,

Marsha M. Cohen,

Heather Maclean,

Gregory P. Downey

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2002/721852

Subject(s) - medicine , lymphangioleiomyomatosis , lung transplantation , transplantation , lung disease , lung , family medicine , disease , general surgery , pediatrics , surgery

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare pulmonary disease occurring primarily in women. A literature review of LAM in Canada found sporadic mention of LAM in case reports or within lung transplant studies. The LAM Foundation, a patient support and research funding organization, lists 23 Canadian patients in its database. The present study was designed to assess the scope of LAM across Canada and to identify potential patients for further evaluation.

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