Comparison of total-breath and single-breath diffusing capacity in healthy volunteers and COPD patients

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 237-244

  Horstman, Maartje J M ^a,b   Mertens, Frans W ^a   Schotborg, Daniel ^a   Hoogsteden, Henk C ^a   Stam, Henk ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pulmonary diffusing capacity; Pulmonary gas exchange; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; METHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 33846304607     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-1115     Document Type: Article

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