The usefulness of physical examination of the chest in diagnosing bronchial obstruction;Nytten av klinisk lungeundersokelse i diagnostikk av bronkial obstruksjon

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 118, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1999-2003

  Melbye, Hasse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHI; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0032550435     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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