Pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 250-257

  Milic Emili, Joseph ^a   Pecchiari, Matteo ^b   D'Angelo, Edgardo ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway closure; Airway inflammation; Closing volume; Expiratory flow limitation; Lung mechanics; Peripheral airway injury

Indexed keywords

AGING; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; LUNG CLOSING VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 65949121403     PISSN: 1573398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339808786263842     Document Type: Review

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