A realistic validation study of a new nitrogen multiple-breath washout system

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Singer, Florian ^a   Houltz, Birgitta ^b   Latzin, Philipp ^a   Robinson, Paul ^c   Gustafsson, Per ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d Central Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MODEL; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NITROGEN MULTIPLE BREATH WASHOUT SYSTEM TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREATH ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860477440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036083     Document Type: Article

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