Lung mechanics in subjects showing increased residual volume without bronchial obstruction.
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Lung mechanics in subjects showing increased residual volume without bronchial obstruction.
Fourteen subjects showing an increase of residual volume (RV) without any clinical or functional signs of bronchial obstruction were studied. Maximum expiratory flow volume (MEFV) curves were obtained with a pressure-corrected volume plethysmograph. Static pressure-volume curves were obtained by stepwise interruption of a slow expiration from total lung capacity (TLC) to RV. Static compliance w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.35.6.461