Fall in vital capacity with posture

British Journal of Diseases of the Chest

Volumn 79, Issue C, 1985, Pages 267-271

  Allen, S M ^a   Hunt, B ^a   Green, Malcolm ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; DIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0021861158     PISSN: 00070971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0007-0971(85)90047-6     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. The effect of change in body position on lung volume and intrapulmonary gas mixing in normal subjects
2. Studies on total pulmonary capacity
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4. Postural changes in the lung volumes
5. The diaphragm and neuromuscular disease
6. Diaphragm function and alveolar hypoventilation
7. The effect of posture on diaphragmatic movement and vital capacity in normal subjects with a note on spirometry as an aid in determining radiological chest volumes