Blood capillary volume as a determinant of high DLCO in subjects living at moderate altitude.

A. De los Santos (10902), E. Reyes (Mexico, Mexico), L. Gochicoa (México , Mexico), L. Torre-Bouscolet (Toriello Guerra, Mexico), R. Pérez (Toriello Guerra, Mexico)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Respiratory physiology and sleep: new approaches to diagnosis and treatment
Session: Respiratory physiology and sleep: new approaches to diagnosis and treatment
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