Desaturation - distance ratio: a new concept for a functional assessment of interstitial lung diseases
INTRODUCTION: The functional evaluation has become increasingly important in the understanding and management of patients with interstitial lung diseases. The cardiopulmonary exercise test and the six-minute walk test (6MWT), through their isolated variables, have been used to do this evaluation, wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2010-01-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000900005 |