Vital capacity and inspiratory capacity as additional parameters to evaluate bronchodilator response in asthmatic patients: a cross sectional study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bronchodilator response in patients with asthma is evaluated based on post-bronchodilator increase in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV<sub>1</sub>) and forced vital capacity (FVC). However, the need for additio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-09-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/49 |