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Expiratory Flow Limitation Definition, Mechanisms, Methods, and Significance

When expiratory flow is maximal during tidal breathing and cannot be increased unless operative lung volumes move towards total lung capacity, tidal expiratory flow limitation (EFL) is said to occur. EFL represents a severe mechanical constraint caused by different mechanisms and observed in differe...

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Autor principal: Tantucci, Claudio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23606962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/749860