Office spirometry: Temperature conversion of volumes measured by the Vitalograph-R bellows spirometer is not necessary

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 685-688

  Madsen, F ^a   Frolund L ^a   Ulrik, C S ^a   Dirksen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032714033     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90034-3     Document Type: Article

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