Association of the transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide with emphysema progression in male smokers

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1012-1018

  Mohamed Hoesein, F A A ^a   Zanen, P ^a   Van Ginneken, B ^b,c   Van Klaveren, R J ^d   Lammers, J W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Computed tomography; Diffusion testing; Emphysema; Longitudinal; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SMOKING;

CARBON MONOXIDE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 80355129868     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00050711     Document Type: Article

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