Pulmonary function of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax in relation to the extent of emphysema-like changes

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 491-496

  Schramel, F M N H ^a   Van Keimpema, A R J ^a   Janssen, J P ^b   Golding, R P ^a   Postmus, P E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0029838832     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(96)90177-8     Document Type: Article

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