Reference values for alveolar membrane diffusion capacity and pulmonary capillary blood volume

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 764-769

  Zanen, P ^a   Van der Lee, I ^a   Van der Mark, T ^a   Van den Bosch, J M M ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Membrane diffusion; Pulmonary capillary volume; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; TRANSFER FACTOR;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CALCULATION; CAPILLARY WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD VOLUME; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN BREATHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; REFERENCE VALUES; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0035159755     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.00232101     Document Type: Article

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