A rebreathing method to determine carbon monoxide diffusing capacity in children: Reference values for six 18-year-olds and validation in adult volunteers

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-212

  Stam, H ^a   Beek, A V D ^a   Grunberg K ^a   De Ridder, M A J ^a   De Jongste, J C ^a   Versprille, A ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alveolar ventilation; Alveolar volume; Diffusing capacity; Rebreathing; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031969120     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199803)25:3<205::AID-PPUL11>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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