A collaborative study of infant respiratory function testing [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 1998 The aims of this study were to compare inter-observer variability within and between two specialized infant lung function testing centres and to develop a strategy for performing and analysing infant respiratory function tests to facilitate future collaborative trials.
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Household Air Pollution Exposure and Influence of Lifestyle on Respiratory Health and Lung Function in Belizean Adults and Children: A Field Study [PDF]
, 2016 Citation: Kurti, S. P., Kurti, A. N., Emerson, S. R., Rosenkranz, R. R., Smith, J. R., Harms, C. A., & Rosenkranz, S. K. (2016). Household Air Pollution Exposure and Influence of Lifestyle on Respiratory Health and Lung Function in Belizean Adults and ...
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Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of a digital manovacuometer
Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2014 The manovacuometer is a simple, quick and non-invasive test which measures the maximal respiratory pressures (MRS). Guidelines recommend the use of a digital manovacuometer due to its high accuracy. The purpose of this study was to assess the test-retest
Isabela Maria Braga Sclauser Pessoa +5 more
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Intensity of COPD symptoms in comparison with spirometry parameters
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common illnesses which occurs globally. In 2018 it was the third cause of death. Growing incidence of COPD in Poland causes crucial social, economic and individual consequences.
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Hyperleptinaemia, respiratory drive and hypercapnic response in obese patients [PDF]
, 2007 Leptin is a powerful stimulant of ventilation in rodents. In humans, resistance to leptin has been consistently associated with obesity. Raised leptin levels have been reported in subjects with sleep apnoea or obesity-hypoventilation
Alcaide, A.B. (Ana Belén) +7 more
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Lung Function Assessment by Impulse Oscillometry in Adults [Corrigendum]
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2021 Porojan-Suppini N, Fira-Mladinescu O, Marc M, Tudorache E, Oancea C. Ther Clin Risk Manag.2020;16:1139–1150. On page 1146, Other Diseases – Graft Function, Lung Transplant, Sickle-Cell Disease section, “A recent Chinese ...
Porojan-Suppini N +4 more
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Diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by respiratory function test
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2023 The diagnostic criterion for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on the findings of concomitant clinical and electrophysiological evidence of upper and lower motor neuron involvement may remain unsatisfied for months and in some patients, even for years in the early stage of the disease. Since respiratory involvement is an onset symptom of ALS in
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Effect of abdominal binding on respiratory mechanics during exercise in athletes with cervical spinal cord injury [PDF]
, 2014 West CR, Goosey-Tolfrey VL, Campbell IG, Romer LM. Effect of abdominal binding on respiratory mechanics during exercise in athletes with cervical spinal cord injury. J Appl Physiol 117: 36–45, 2014.
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2012 Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) plays an important role in the assessment of functional capacity in patients with interstitial lung disease.
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Effects of Traffic Air Pollution on Respiratory Health and Allergies in Schoolchildren [PDF]
, 2010 The objective of the study is to investigate gender differences in the respiratory effects of air pollution in schoolchildren. We studied 1397 schoolchildren from two locations in Egypt; Cairo city with high level of air pollution and Shbeen Al Koom in ...
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