Reference values of diffusing capacity of non-smoking Chinese in Hong Kong

Respirology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 599-606

  Ip, Mary S M ^a   Lam, Wai Kei ^b   Lai, Agnes Y K ^a   Ko, Fanny W S ^c   Lau, Arthur C W ^d   Ling, Sai On ^e   Chan, Johnny W M ^f   Chan Yeung, Moira M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adult; Chinese; Pulmonary diffusing capacity; Reference value

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHINESE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ALVEOLUS CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34250775471     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01084.x     Document Type: Article

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