Can the intra-test variability of the single breath transfer factor of carbon monoxide method (TLCOsb) be improved to less than 5%?

Patrick Flood-Page (Cardiff, United Kingdom), Stuart Marks, Rhys Jefferies, Patrick Flood-Page

Source: International Congress 2015 – Functional and imaging techniques for assessing lung, airway and respiratory muscles

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