Transfer factor (diffusing capacity) standardized for alveolar volume: Validation, reference values and applications of a new linear model to replace KCO (TL/VA)

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1269-1277

  Chinn, D J ^a   Cotes, J E ^a   Flowers, R ^a   Marks, A M ^a   Reed, J W ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alveolar volume; carbon monoxide transfer coefficient; reference values; transfer factor

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSFER FACTOR; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030054381     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09061269     Document Type: Article

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