Obesity: how pulmonary function tests may let us down

Neder1, José Alberto; Berton2, Danilo Cortozi; O'Donnell1, Denis E.

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Obesidade: como os testes de função pulmonar podem nos trair

Obesity: how pulmonary function tests may let us down

José Alberto Neder1, Danilo Cortozi Berton2, Denis E. O'Donnell1

1. Pulmonary Function Laboratory and Respiratory Investigation Unit, Division of Respirology and Sleep Medicine, Kingston Health Science Center & Queen's University, Kingston (ON) Canada.
2. Unidade de Fisiologia Pulmonar, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.