Reproducibility of exhaled breath condensate pH in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-274

  Borrill, Z ^a   Starkey, C ^a   Vestbo, J ^a   Singh, D ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exhaled breath condensates

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; MALE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 13844256134     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00085804     Document Type: Article

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