Pulmonary gas exchange in elderly subjects

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2573-2577

  Guenard H ^a   Marthan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

ageing; alveolo arterial differences; blood gases; carbon monoxide transfer capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029906523     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122573     Document Type: Article

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