Validation of measurements of ventilation-to-perfusion ratio inequality in the lung from expired gas

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1186-1192

  Prisk, G Kim ^a   Guy, Harold J B ^a   West, John B ^a   Reed, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Respiratory exchange ratio; Single breath tests

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; EXHALATION; EXPIRED AIR; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037369364     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00662.2002     Document Type: Article

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