Standardisation of the single-breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung

MacIntyre N., Crapo R. O., Viegi G., Johnson D. C., van der Grinten C. P. M., Brusasco V., Burgos F., Casaburi R., Coates A., Enright P., Gustafsson P., Hankinson J., Jensen R., McKay R., Miller M. R., Navajas D., Pedersen O. F., Pellegrino R., Wanger J.

Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 720-735
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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