Characterization of exhaled particles from the healthy human lung - A systematic analysis in relation to pulmonary function variables

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 371-379

  Schwarz, Katharina ^a,b   Biller, Heike ^a   Windt, Horst ^a   Koch, Wolfgang ^a   Hohlfeld, Jens M ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

biomarker; exhaled breath; exhaled breath condensate; monitoring; particulates; pulmonary function; reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 78649965833     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2009.0809     Document Type: Article

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