Influence of resting lung diffusion on exercise capacity in patients with COPD

BACKGROUND: Lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) gives an overall assessment of functional lung surface area for gas exchange and can be assessed using various methods. DLCO is an important factor in exercise intolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We...

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Autores principales: Behnia, Mehrdad, Wheatley, Courtney, Avolio, Alberto, Johnson, Bruce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5571500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28841877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0454-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5571500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28841877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0454-y

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