Underutilization of Diffusion Capacity of Lung for Carbon Monoxide in Severity Assessment and Prognostication of COPD

Muneeb Mohammed; Sundaramurthy Annamalai; Ajeesh K Padmanabhan

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10082-02214

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Underutilization of Diffusion Capacity of Lung for Carbon Monoxide in Severity Assessment and Prognostication of COPD

Muneeb Mohammed, Sundaramurthy Annamalai, Ajeesh K Padmanabhan

Citation Information : Mohammed M, Annamalai S, Padmanabhan AK. Underutilization of Diffusion Capacity of Lung for Carbon Monoxide in Severity Assessment and Prognostication of COPD. 2019; 2 (3):124-124.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10082-02214

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-09-2019

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