Accuracy of clinical examination findings in the diagnosis of COPD;Acurácia do exame clínico no diagnóstico da DPOC

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 404-408

  de Mattos, Waldo Luís Leite Dias ^a   Signori, Leonardo Gilberto Haas ^a   Borges, Fernando Kessler ^a   Bergamin, Jorge Augusto ^b   Machado, Vivian ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive; Diagnosis; Physical examination; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 67849105061     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000500003     Document Type: Article

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