Adventitious respiratory sounds to monitor lung function in pulmonary rehabilitation

Background: Peak expiratory flow (PEF) has been traditionally used to monitor lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) before pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) sessions. However, PEF mainly reflects changes in large airways and it is known that COPD primarily targets s...

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Main Author: Jácome, Cristina (author)
Other Authors: Cruz, Joana (author), Marques, Alda (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/4176
Country:Portugal
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