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Acute and Chronic Respiratory Effects of Chromium Mists [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2015
Background: Despite wide application of chromium in electroplating industry, the pulmonary effects of chronic exposure to this chemical have not been extensively studied and are subject of debate and controversy.
Masoud Neghab   +4 more
doaj  

Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Pulmonary function measures reflect respiratory health and are used in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We tested genome-wide association with forced expiratory volume in 1 second and the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 ...
Stricker, Bruno H. Ch   +902 more
core   +1 more source

Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of a digital manovacuometer

open access: yesFisioterapia 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
doaj   +2 more sources

The role of integrated assessment of the indicators of external respiration function in cardiac surgical patients [PDF]

open access: yesТерапевтический архив, 2017
This literature review dedicated to the importance of an integrated assessment of external respiratory function in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including an analysis of up-to-date techniques, such as spirometry, body plethysmography, examination of ...
O V Kamenskaja   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can infant lung function predict respiratory morbidity during the first year of life in preterm infants?

open access: yes, 2014
Compared with term-born infants, preterm infants have increased respiratory morbidity in the first year of life. We investigated whether lung function tests performed near term predict subsequent respiratory morbidity during the first year of life and ...
Proietti, Elena   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing variables as predictors of long-term outcome in thoracic sarcoidosis

open access: yesBrazilian 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.
A.J. Lopes   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effect of endurance training on lung function: A one year study

open access: yes, 2005
The official published version can be accessed from the link below.Objective: To identify in a follow up study airway changes occurring during the course of a sport season in healthy endurance athletes training in a Mediterranean region.
Connes, P   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Association between markers of respiratory morbidity in European children

open access: yes, 2002
School-aged children often experience acute respiratory symptoms. In a multicentre European study, the association between chronic respiratory symptoms (reported in a questionnaire), skin-prick test results, and lung function, and the occurrence of acute
Brunekreef B   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Acute effects of inspiratory pressure threshold loading upon airway resistance in people with asthma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. The published article is available from the link below.
How, Stephen C   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Predictive Factors for Respiratory Muscle Strength and Function in Chronic Neck Pain

open access: yesErgoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi
Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether neck function-related variables can predict impaired pulmonary function in individuals with chronic neck pain (CNP).
Sinem Ayyıldız Çınar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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