How to assess pulmonary function in older persons

Journal of Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 395-400

  Camhi, Sharon L ^a   Enright, Paul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; BRONCHODILATATION; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GAS DIFFUSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW;

EID: 0034048562     PISSN: 0194259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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