Obesity, respiratory function and breathlessness

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Gibson, G J ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPNEA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; STOMACH BYPASS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0033940861     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.suppl_1.s41     Document Type: Article

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