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Lung function testing in COPD: when everything is not so simple

Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema is a condition occurring mainly in male smokers, presenting different lung mechanics and gas exchange abnormalities than emphysema or pulmonary fibrosis alone. We report the case of an elderly man, former heavy smoker, who presented with progressive exertion...

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Autores principales: Barisione, Giovanni, Brusasco, Claudia, Garlaschi, Alessandro, Crimi, Emanuele, Brusasco, Vito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4263496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25530864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.72