The impact of gas analysis technique on the measurement of single breath gas transfer (TLCO)

Joanna Shakespeare (Coventry, United Kingdom), Joanna Shakespeare, Natalie O’Reilly, Rhian Hughes, David Parr

Source: International Congress 2015 – Lung function: effects on method, machine and disease on the measurement
Session: Lung function: effects on method, machine and disease on the measurement
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 302
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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Joanna Shakespeare (Coventry, United Kingdom), Joanna Shakespeare, Natalie O’Reilly, Rhian Hughes, David Parr. The impact of gas analysis technique on the measurement of single breath gas transfer (TLCO). Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 302

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