Obstructive? Restrictive? Or a ventilatory impairment?

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 568-569

  Culver, Bruce H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LOWER LIMIT OF NORMAL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VENTILATORY IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 80052676301     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0935     Document Type: Editorial

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