Exhaled Breath Condensate pH Assays

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-386

  Davis, Michael D ^a   Hunt, John ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway acidification; Assay; Exhaled breath condensate; PH

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; EXHALED BREATH CONDENSATE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PATIENT MONITORING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH ACID; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BREATH TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXHALATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUNG DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84864800804     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: 15578607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2012.06.003     Document Type: Review

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