Value of lung function in the assessment of dyspnea;Stellenwert der lungenfunktion in der abklärung der atemnot

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 653-655

  Leuppi, Jörg D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY;

DYSPNEA; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 69749101548     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.66.9.653     Document Type: Review

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