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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Main Authors: Helder Novais e Bastos, Inês Neves, Margarida Redondo, Rui Cunha, José Miguel Pereira, Adriana Magalhães, Gabriela Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015-12-01
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