title: Rationale and design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A prospective randomized trial of lung volume reduction surgery.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted