Supramaximal Flows: Comparison between Asthmatics and Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Alejandra González,
Alejandra Fernández,
Sergio Guardia,
Hernando Sala
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000319563
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , elastic recoil , asthma , expiration , cardiology , pulmonary disease , vital capacity , pathophysiology , mefv , respiratory system , lung , lung function , diffusing capacity , biochemistry , chemistry , gene mutation , mutation , gene
The major motive that prompted this study was to investigate whether or not the differences in supramaximal flow (SF) behavior between patients suffering from asthma and patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) might aid in clarifying the differences in the physiopathology of the two diseases.
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