Global condensation: A "climate change" towards better standardisation of exhaled breath condensate measurements

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 684-685

  Rosias, P P R ^a,c   Jobsis Q ^a   Van De Kant, K ^a   Robroeks, C ^a   Van Schayck, C P ^b   Zimmermann, L J I ^a   Dompeling, E ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; LEUKOTRIENE; NITRATE; NITROGEN OXIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN;

BREATHING MECHANICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXPIRED AIR; GLOBAL CHANGE; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; BREATH ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; HUMANS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROTEINS;

EID: 42949148710     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00157907     Document Type: Letter

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