Effects of gender and posture on thoraco-abdominal kinematics during quiet breathing in healthy adults

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 184-191

  Romei, M ^a   Mauro, A Lo ^b   D'Angelo, M G ^a   Turconi, A C ^a   Bresolin, N ^a,c   Pedotti, A ^b   Aliverti, A ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Chest wall; Gender; Opto electronic plethysmography; Posture; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTOELECTRONIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUIET BREATHING; SEAT; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX WALL; TIDAL VOLUME; ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RIB; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STERNUM; THORAX; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY RATE; RIBS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX; TIDAL VOLUME; XIPHOID BONE; YOUNG ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77954383660     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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