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Improving survival outcome among elderly lung transplant recipients

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    1 Both authors should be considered as first authors.
    Shweta Kambali
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    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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    Alejandro Max Antonio Mantero
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    Department of Biostatistics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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  • Ali Ghodsizad
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    Heart and Lung Transplant, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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  • Matthias Loebe
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    Heart and Lung Transplant, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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  • Mehdi Mirsaeidi
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    Corresponding author at: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Ave, # 7072B, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

    Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Published:January 27, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2020.01.012
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      Publication history

      Published online: January 27, 2020
      Accepted: January 20, 2020
      Received in revised form: January 16, 2020
      Received: January 3, 2020

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2020.01.012

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