Gas compression in lungs decreases peak expiratory flow depending on resistance of peak flowmeter

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1517-1521

  Pedersen, O F ^a   Pedersen, T F ^b   Miller, M R ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Added expiratory resistance; Peak flow determining factors; Thoracic gas compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; FLOWMETER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030689615     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.5.1517     Document Type: Article

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