Influence of emphysema distribution on pulmonary function parameters in COPD patients
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact that the distribution of emphysema has on clinical and functional severity in patients with COPD. METHODS: The distribution of the emphysema was analyzed in COPD patients, who were classified according to a 5-point visual classification system of lung C...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2015-12-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132015000600489&lng=en&tlng=en |