Use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess early ventilatory changes related to occupational particulate matter
Spirometry has been used as the main strategy for assessing ventilatory changes related to occupational exposure to particulate matter (OEPM). However, in some cases, as one of its limitations, it may not be sensitive enough to show abnormalities before extensive damage, as seen in restrictive lung...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000500612&lng=en&tlng=en |