Prediction equations for single breath diffusing capacity (TIco) in a middle aged caucasian population

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 889-893

  Thompson, B R ^a,b   Johns, D P ^c   Bailey, M ^b   Raven, J ^a,b   Walters, E H ^b,c   Abramson, M J ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CAPACITY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 53749106298     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.091959     Document Type: Article

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