Nutritional status and lung transplantation: an intriguing problem

Mario Nosotti^{1

2}, Michele Ferrari^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan (MI), Italy.
² Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

Editorial

Mario Nosotti et al. Ann Transl Med. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;8(3):44.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.12.62.

Mario Nosotti^{1

2}, Michele Ferrari^{1

2}

¹ Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan (MI), Italy.
² Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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