An investigation of suitable bag materials for the collection and storage of breath samples containing hydrogen cyanide

Journal of Breath Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Gilchrist, Francis J ^a,b   Razavi, Cyrus ^a   Webb, A Kevin ^b   Jones, Andrew M ^b   Španěl, Patrik ^c,d   Smith, David ^d   Lenney, Warren ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; STORAGE; WARMING; WATER VAPOR; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84863822093     PISSN: 17527155     EISSN: 17527163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/6/3/036004     Document Type: Article

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