Lung sounds in asbestos induced pulmonary disorders

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 901-908

  Piirila P ^a   Lehtola, H ^a   Zitting, A ^a   Kivisaari, L ^a   Koskinen, H ^a   Luukkonen, R ^a   Salo, S P ^a   Vehmas, T ^a   Nordman, H ^a   Sovijarvi A R A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asbestosis; Emphysema; Lung sounds

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS DIFFUSION; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PLEURA THICKENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND; SPIROMETRY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; WHEEZING;

AGED; ASBESTOS; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 17744372855     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00.16590100     Document Type: Article

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