Respiratory function and blood gas variables in cystic fibrosis patients during reduced environmental pressure

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 493-497

  Thews, Oliver ^a   Fleck, Birthe ^b   Kamin, Wolfgang E S ^b   Rose, Dirk Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

High altitude; Hypobaricconditions; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALTITUDE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AVIATION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOBARISM; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PRESSURE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR PRESSURE; ALTITUDE; AVIATION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 4544226378     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1106-5     Document Type: Article

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