Comparison of biological and nonbiological quality control methods for assessing interlaboratory differences in TLCO and VA measurements

P. D. Rochford, S. Jack, A. Cullen, J. J. Pretto, P. A. Guy, D. P. Johns (Heidelberg, Prahran, Clayton, Hobart, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Respiratory measurement: practicalities and clinical applications
Session: Respiratory measurement: practicalities and clinical applications
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 951
Disease area: Airway diseases

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