Effects of body position on resting lung volume in overweight and mildly to moderately obese subjects.

INTRODUCTION: A partial sitting position has been reported to increase functional residual capacity (FRC) in lean subjects, whereas FRC does not change with position in the morbidly obese. The effects of positioning in the subgroup of overweight and mildly to moderately obese subjects have not been...

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Publicado en:Respiratory Care Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 334 - 340
Autores principales: Benedik PS, Baun MM, Keus L, Jimenez C, Morice R, Bidani A, Meininger JC
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Mar2009
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