Influence of respiratory variables on the on-line detection of exhaled trace gases by PTR-MS

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 919-920

  Boshier, Piers R ^a   Priest, Oliver H ^a   Hanna, George B ^a   Marczin, Nandor ^b,c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL; BUTYRIC ACID; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; ISOPRENE; METHANOL; PROPANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATH HOLDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXPIRED AIR; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERVENTILATION; LETTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSFER MASS SPECTROMETRY; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS;

EID: 80053236495     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2011.161208     Document Type: Letter

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