Evaluation of the Impact of Alveolar Nitrogen Excretion on Indices Derived from Multiple Breath Nitrogen Washout

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Nielsen, Niklas ^a   Nielsen, Jorgen G ^b   Horsley, Alex R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b INNOVISION A/S   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALVEOLAR NITROGEN EXCRETION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG CLEARANCE INDEX; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NITROGEN WASHOUT; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84883618618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073335     Document Type: Article

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