Does the supine position worsen respiratory function in elderly subjects?

Gerontology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-53

  Vitacca, M ^a   Clini, E ^a   Spassini, W ^b   Scaglia, L ^b   Negrini, P ^b   Quadri, A ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Opera Pia Richiedei Gussago Nursing Home   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged; Mechanics indices; Posture

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALYSIS; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG MECHANICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SITTING; SPIROMETRY; SUPINE POSITION; TIDAL VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0030057555     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213770     Document Type: Article

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