A place for TL,NO with TL,CO?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 918-919

  Borland, C ^a  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

BREATH HOLDING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHEMICAL REACTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; LUNG ALVEOLUS; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 47049122126     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00025108     Document Type: Editorial

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