The ventilatory response to exercise does not differ between obese women with and without dyspnea on exertion

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 605, Issue , 2008, Pages 514-518

  Wood, Helen E ^a   Semon, Trisha L ^a   Comeau, Laurie A ^a   Schwartz, Belinda ^a   MacDougall, Rebecca M ^a   Klocko, Marilyn N ^a   Babb, Tony G ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; TIDAL VOLUME; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 38449121658     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73693-8_90     Document Type: Conference Paper

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