Role of single-breath diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities, usually caused by significant exposure to noxious particles or gases. T...

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Main Authors: Hamdy M Abd-Allah, Hytham Abdalla, Shazly Ahmed, Mahmoud H Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2021;volume=19;issue=1;spage=61;epage=67;aulast=Abd-Allah