Influence of ventilation inhomogeneity on diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide in smokers without COPD

Johanna Manuela Kurz, Jeannette Frey, Reto Auer, Nicolas Rodondi, Sylvia Nyilas, Nikolay Pavlov, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Florian Singer

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00706-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00706-2020
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Johanna Manuela Kurz, Jeannette Frey, Reto Auer, Nicolas Rodondi, Sylvia Nyilas, Nikolay Pavlov, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Florian Singer. Influence of ventilation inhomogeneity on diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide in smokers without COPD. ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00706-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00706-2020

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