Does body height reduction influence interpretation of lung function in COPD patients?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 540-548

  Kjensli, A ^a   Ryg, M ^a   Falch, J A ^b   Armbrecht, G ^c   Diep, L M ^b   Eriksen, E F ^b   Ellingsen, I ^a  

^a Glittreklinikken ^*  (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Height reduction; Lung function; Pulmonary function test; Spinal deformity index; Vertebral deformities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77956602448     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00148609     Document Type: Article

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