Body plethysmographic study of specific airway resistance in a sample of healthy adults

Respirology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 976-983

  Piatti, Gioia ^a   Fasano, Valter ^a   Cantarella, Giovanna ^a   Tarantola, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

normal value; plethysmograph; reference value; respiratory function test; specific airway resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864486166     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2012.02206.x     Document Type: Article

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