Alcohol effects on diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in healthy subjects and in COPD patients

F. Polverino, J. L. Valera, C. Santoriello, M. Lopez, A. Rios, V. Musella, L. Di Buono, M. Polverino (Cava dei Tirreni, Italy; Palma de Mallorca, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Exercise in respiratory diseases and oxygen therapy
Session: Exercise in respiratory diseases and oxygen therapy
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4384
Disease area: Airway diseases

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F. Polverino, J. L. Valera, C. Santoriello, M. Lopez, A. Rios, V. Musella, L. Di Buono, M. Polverino (Cava dei Tirreni, Italy; Palma de Mallorca, Spain). Alcohol effects on diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in healthy subjects and in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 4384

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