The measurement of lung volumes using body plethysmography: A comparison of methodologies

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1076-1083

  Borg, Brigitte M ^a   Thompson, Bruce R ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body plethysmography; Measurement standards; Static lung volumes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPIROMETRY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY;

EID: 84863886345     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01444     Document Type: Article

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