A mathematical evaluation of the Multiple Breath Nitrogen Washout (MBNW) technique and the Multiple Inert Gas Elimination Technique (MIGET)

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 517-539

  Whiteley, J P ^a,b   Gavaghan, D J ^a,b   Hahn, C E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INERT GAS;

ARTICLE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITROGEN WASHOUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032556215     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0772     Document Type: Article

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