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Use of Smokers' Lungs for Transplant Has Pros, Cons

Study finds tapping such organs is better than leaving patients on waiting list, but there is a downside

May 29, 2012 RSS Feed Print

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The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about lung transplantation.

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Tags:: transplants,; respiratory problems,; smoking and tobacco

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