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Importance of slow vital capacity in the detection of airway obstruction

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of airway obstruction by determining the FEV(1)/FVC and FEV(1)/slow vital capacity (SVC) ratios. METHODS: This was a quantitative, retrospective cross-sectional study. The sample comprised 1,084 individuals who underwent spirometry and plethysmography in a cent...

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Autores principales: de Barros, Ana Raquel Gonçalves, Pires, Margarida Batista, Raposo, Nuno Miguel Ferreira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23857701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132013000300008