Effect of altitude on spirometric parameters and the performance of peak flow meters

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-178

  Pollard, A J ^a,b   Mason, N P ^a   Barry, P W ^a   Pollard, R C ^a   Collier, D J ^a   Fraser, R S ^a   Miller, M R ^a   Milledge, J S ^a  

^a Brit Mt Everest Med E   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Barometric pressure; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030022598     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.2.175     Document Type: Article

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