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The Hoover's Sign of Pulmonary Disease: Molecular Basis and Clinical Relevance

In the 1920's, Hoover described a sign that could be considered a marker of severe airway obstruction. While readily recognizable at the bedside, it may easily be missed on a cursory physical examination. Hoover's sign refers to the inspiratory retraction of the lower intercostal spaces th...

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Autores principales: Johnston, Chambless R, Krishnaswamy, Narayanaswamy, Krishnaswamy, Guha
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2546439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18775073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7961-6-8