DLCO: adjust for lung volume, standardised reporting and interpretation

Brian L. Graham, Vito Brusasco, Felip Burgos, Brendan G. Cooper, Robert Jensen, Adrian Kendrick, Neil R. MacIntyre, Bruce R. Thompson, Jack Wanger

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (2) 1701144; 10.1183/13993003.01144-2017
Journal Issue: August

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