Eur Respir J 2005; 26:720-735
Copyright ©ERS Journals Ltd 2005
Standardisation of the single-breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung
N. MacIntyre,
R. O. Crapo,
G. Viegi,
D. C. Johnson,
C. P. M. van der Grinten,
V. Brusasco,
F. Burgos,
R. Casaburi,
A. Coates,
P. Enright,
P. Gustafsson,
J. Hankinson,
R. Jensen,
R. McKay,
M. R. Miller,
D. Navajas,
O. F. Pedersen,
R. Pellegrino and
J. Wanger
For affiliations, please see Acknowledgements section
CORRESPONDENCE: V. Brusasco, Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, V.le Benedetto XV, 6, Genova I-16132, Italy. Fax: 39 0103537690. E-mail: vito.brusasco{at}unige.it
Keywords: Alveolar-capillary permeability, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lungs, carbon monoxide transfer factor of the lungs, gas exchange, inspiratory manoeuvres
Received: March 23, 2005
Accepted April 5, 2005
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