What does airway resistance tell us about lung function?

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-99

  Kaminsky, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway resistance; Body plethysmography; Forced oscillation; Interrupter technique; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED OSCILLATION TECHNIQUE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG RESISTANCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84856784098     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01411     Document Type: Review

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