Reference values for lung function tests: III. Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (transfer factor)
Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO) or transfer factor (TLCO) is a particularly useful test of the appropriateness of gas exchange across the lung alveolocapillary membrane. With the purpose of establishing predictive equations for DLCO using a non-smoking sample of the adult Brazilian populat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1999-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000600008 |