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Determining respiratory system resistance and reactance by impulse oscillometry in obese individuals

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate peripheral respiratory system resistance and reactance (Rrs and Xrs, respectively) in obese individuals. METHODS: We recruited 99 individuals, dividing them into four groups by body mass index (BMI): < 30.0 kg/m(2) (control, n = 31); 30.0-39.9 kg/m(2) (obesity, n = 13); 40....

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Autores principales: de Albuquerque, Cláudio Gonçalves, de Andrade, Flávio Maciel Dias, Rocha, Marcus Aurélio de Almeida, de Oliveira, Alina Farias França, Ladosky, Waldemar, Victor, Edgar Guimarães, Rizzo, José Ângelo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26578133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132015000004517