Coming together: The ATS/ERS consensus on clinical pulmonary function testing

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-2

  Brusasco, Vito ^a   Crapo, R ^b   Viegi, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; E-MAIL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SPIROMETRY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 21744460232     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00034205     Document Type: Editorial

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