Measurement of "closing volume" as a simple and sensitive test for early detection of small airway disease

Am J Med. 1972 Jun;52(6):747-53. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(72)90080-0.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aging
  • Airway Obstruction / diagnosis*
  • Airway Resistance
  • Argon
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Plethysmography
  • Pulmonary Alveoli / physiopathology
  • Pulmonary Ventilation
  • Respiratory Dead Space
  • Smoking
  • Spirometry*
  • Time Factors
  • Vital Capacity

Substances

  • Argon