Chronic effort dyspnea explained by lung function tests and by HRCT and CRX radiographic patterns in COPD: A post-hoc analysis in 51 patients

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Giuntini, Carlo ^a   Camiciottoli, Gianna ^b   Maluccio, Nazzarena Maria ^b   Mariani, Laura ^b   Lavorini, Federico ^b   Pistolesi, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest X rays; COPD; Dyspnea; High Resolution Computed Tomography; Lung Function Tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VARIANCE; WALKING;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548354825     PISSN: 15412555     EISSN: 15412563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15412550701407854     Document Type: Article

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