Clinical implications of Hoover's sign in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-53

  Garcia Pachon, Eduardo ^a   Padilla Navas, Isabel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

COPD; Diaphragm; Dyspnea; Hoover's sign; Hospitalization; Pulmonary function test

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMOKING HABIT; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1842559843     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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