Eur Respir J 2005; 26:511-522
Copyright ©ERS Journals Ltd 2005
Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes
J. Wanger,
J. L. Clausen,
A. Coates,
O. F. Pedersen,
V. Brusasco,
F. Burgos,
R. Casaburi,
R. Crapo,
P. Enright,
C. P. M. van der Grinten,
P. Gustafsson,
J. Hankinson,
R. Jensen,
D. Johnson,
N. MacIntyre,
R. McKay,
M. R. Miller,
D. Navajas,
R. Pellegrino and
G. Viegi
For affiliations, please see Acknowledgements section
CORRESPONDENCE: V. Brusasco, Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, V.le Benedetto XV, 6, I-16132 Genova, Italy. Fax: 39 0103537690. E-mail: vito.brusasco@unige.it
Keywords: Helium, lung function, lung physiology, lung volume measurements, nitrogen, radiology
Received: March 23, 2005
Accepted April 5, 2005
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