Total inspiratory and expiratory impedance in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

OBJECTIVES: Several studies have confirmed the high potential of the forced oscillation technique for the assessment of respiratory modifications related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, most of these studies did not employ within-breath analyses of the respiratory system. The aim...

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Main Authors: Karla Kristine Dames Silva, Agnaldo José Lopes, José Manoel Jansen, Pedro Lopes de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011001200014