Comprehensive integrated spirometry using raised volume passive and forced expirations and multiple-breath nitrogen washout in infants

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-140

  Morris, Mohy G ^a  

^a Division of Health Services Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Forced expiration; Functional residual capacity; Genetic environmental assessment; Inert gas nitrogen washout; Infant or animal lung function; Inspiratory capacity; Inspiratory expiratory reserve volume; Lung volume; Residual volume; Slow forced vital capacity; Total lung capacity

Indexed keywords

AEROPHAGIA; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATION; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NITROGEN WASHOUT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

BREATH TESTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; NITROGEN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 75549087262     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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