Effect of body posture on spirometric values and upper airway obstruction indices derived from the flow-volume loop in young nonobese subjects

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1042-1047

  Meysman, Marc ^a   Vincken, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body posture; Flow volume loop; Upper airway obstruction; Young normal subjects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031731895     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.4.1042     Document Type: Article

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