Diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction: The utility of spirometry and plethysmography

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2246-2249

  Vlahakis, Nicholas E ^a   Patel, Ashokakumar M ^a   Maragos, Nicolas E ^a   Beck, Kenneth C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Plethysmography; Pulmonary function tests; Spirometry; Vocal cords

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTONIA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNX DISORDER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0036924157     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.6.2246     Document Type: Article

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