An 8-year follow-up of carbon monoxide diffusing capacity in a general population sample of northern italy

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Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 74-80

  Viegi, Giovanni ^a   Sherrill, Duane L ^b   Carrozzi, Laura ^a   Di Pede, Francesco ^a   Baldacci, Sandra ^a   Pistelli, Francesco ^a   Enright, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Diffusing capacity; Gender; General population; Lung function trends; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SMOKING AND SMOKING RELATED PHENOMENA; SPIROMETRY; TIME;

EID: 0034880912     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.1.74     Document Type: Article

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