Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide measurements: Recommendations

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1683-1693

  Kharitonov, S ^a   Alving, K ^b   Barnes, P J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; EXPIRED AIR; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREATH TESTS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0030820791     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071683     Document Type: Article

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