Emphysema index in a cohort of patients with no recognizable lung disease: Influence of age;Índice de enfisema pulmonar em coorte de pacientes sem doença pulmonar conhecida: Influência da idade

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 494-502

  Hochhegger, Bruno ^a   Alves, Giordano Rafael Tronco ^b   Irion, Klaus Loureiro ^c   Moreira, José da Silva ^a   Marchiori, Edson dos Santos ^d  

^a Santa Casa Sisters of Mercy Hospital Complex in Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Chronic obstructive; Pulmonary disease; Pulmonary emphysema; Spiral computed; Tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866411365     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132012000400012     Document Type: Article

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