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Respiratory mechanics of patients with morbid obesity

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the different components of the resistance of the respiratory system, respiratory muscle strength and to investigate the occurrence of expiratory flow limitation (EFL) in patients with morbid obesity (MO) when seated. METHODS: The sample was composed of MO (BMI≥40 kg/m(2)) and...

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Autores principales: de Sant'Anna, Mauricio, Carvalhal, Renata Ferreira, de Oliveira, Fernando da Franca Bastos, Zin, Walter Araújo, Lopes, Agnaldo José, Lugon, Jocemir Ronaldo, Guimarães, Fernando Silva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8653979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31644708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-3713/e20180311