Clinical exercise testing with reference to lung diseases: Indications, standardization and interpretation strategies

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2662-2689

  Roca, J ^a   Whipp, B J ^b   Agusti A G N ^c   Anderson, S D ^c   Casaburi, R ^c   Cotes, J E ^c   Donner, C F ^c   Estenne, M ^c   Folgering, H ^c   Higenbottam, T W ^c   Killian, K J ^c   Palange, P ^c   Patessio, A ^c   Prefaut, C ^c   Sergysels, R ^c   Wagner, P D ^c   Weisman, I ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0242624327     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10112662     Document Type: Review

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