Recommendations of the usefulness and efficacy of filters for respiratory function testing;Recommandations sur le bien-fonde et l'efficacite des filtres en exploration fonctionnelle respiratoire

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 585-588

  Becquemin, M H ^a,b   Camus, F ^c   Lucet, J C ^c   Denis, M ^d   Harzac, M ^e   Delprat, A ^f   Huchon Becel, D ^g  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^f Pharmacie Centrale des Hopitaux   (France)

^g Hopital Joffre Dupuytren   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0032862632     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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