[The use of an artificial mountain climate for treating and rehabilitating chronic bronchitis patients].
Sixty patients with obstructive and nonobstructive bronchitis were examined before and after high-altitude artificial climate treatment in a special climatotherapy box. Clinical and functional findings revealed a reduction of bronchial obstruction, increase of pulmonary capacity, improvement of the rate and aerodynamics, increase of local and regional lung ventilation. The results were better in obstructive bronchitis.
Berezovskiĭ
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VA
Levashov
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MI
Gridina
T N
TN
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000531:Altitude; D001273:Atmosphere Exposure Chambers; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002980:Climate; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Ispol'zovanie iskusstvennogo gornogo klimata dlia lecheniia i reabilitatsii bol'nykh khronicheskim bronkhitom.