Dyspnea assessment and adverse events during sputum induction in COPD
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The inhalation of normal or hypertonic saline during sputum induction (SI) may act as an indirect bronchoconstrictive stimulus leading to dyspnea and lung function deterioration. Our aim was to assess dyspnea and adverse events in CO...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-06-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/6/17 |