Asthma and respiratory physiology: Putting lung function into perspective

Respirology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 960-969

  Sferrazza Papa, Giuseppe Francesco ^a   Pellegrino, Giulia Michela ^a   Pellegrino, Riccardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Asthma; Forced oscillation technique; Remodelling; Respiratory function test

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHUS TONE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; NITROGEN WASHOUT; OSCILLATION; PATHOGENESIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TIDAL VOLUME; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; AIRWAY REMODELING; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; COMPLICATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AIRWAY REMODELING; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 84908613895     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12355     Document Type: Review

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