Measurement variability in single-breath diffusing capacity of the lung

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1082-1089

  Punjabi, Naresh M ^a,b   Shade, David ^a   Patel, Anshul M ^a   Wise, Robert A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusing capacity; Measurement variability; Pulmonary function testing; Reproducibility; Transfer factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING; SINGLE BREATH NITROGEN TEST; SPIROMETRY; STANDARDIZATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0037390742     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.4.1082     Document Type: Article

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