Temperature standardization of multiple spirometers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 148-152

  Linn, William S ^a,b   Solomon, Joseph C ^a,b   Gong Jr , Henry ^a   Avol, Edward L ^b   Peters, John M ^b  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPIROMETER; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER; VITAL CAPACITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPIROMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0031905506     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199802000-00011     Document Type: Article

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