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Pathogenesis of hyperinflation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable lung disease characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. In a significant proportion of patients with COPD, reduced lung elastic recoil combined with expiratory flow limitation leads to lung hyperinflat...

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Autores principales: Gagnon, Philippe, Guenette, Jordan A, Langer, Daniel, Laviolette, Louis, Mainguy, Vincent, Maltais, François, Ribeiro, Fernanda, Saey, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3933347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24600216
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S38934