Use of measurements of airway resistance in the determination of reversibility in patients with emphysema associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1ATD) deficiency

J. Shakespeare, R. A. Stockley, S. L. Hill (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Respiratory measurements (from FEV1 to respiratory resistance)
Session: Respiratory measurements (from FEV1 to respiratory resistance)
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1436
Disease area: Airway diseases

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