Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves
"Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Curves depicting MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE, in liters/second, versus lung inflation, in liters or percentage of lung capacity, during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviation is MEFV.
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D008449
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.660.225.505 G09.772.650.300.630
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves" by people in Profiles.
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Interdependent regional lung emptying during forced expiration: a transistor model. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1987 May; 62(5):2013-25.
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Expiratory flow limitation and dynamic pulmonary hyperinflation during high-frequency ventilation. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1986 Jun; 60(6):2071-8.