
Weight Is a Questionable Predictor of Alveolar Membrane Diffusing Capacity and Pulmonary Capillary Blood Volume Even in Moderately Obese Subjects
Author(s) -
Gerald S. Zavorsky
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000321227
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary diffusing capacity , diffusing capacity , blood volume , pulmonary alveolus , lung volumes , volume (thermodynamics) , cardiology , lung , respiratory disease , lung function , physics , quantum mechanics