RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Bankhead, Charles
T1 Obesity: Implications for the Clinical Practice of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 4
SP 4
OP 5
DO 10.1177/155989771104001
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/4.abstract
AB Obesity has a multitude of adverse effects on the lungs, many of which remain poorly understood, according to speakers at a session that was devoted to various aspects of the problem. Virtually all of the knowledge relates to obesity's effect on pulmonary function. Though structural effects are widely suspected, scant evidence exists to support the suspicion.