Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 12 , Pages 1892-1897, December 2009

Nitric oxide diffusing capacity versus spirometry in the early diagnosis of emphysema in smokers

  • I. van der Lee

      Affiliations

    • Spaarne Hospital, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: I. van der Lee, Spaarne Ziekenhuis, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, PO Box 770, 2130 AT Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, Tel.: +31 23 8907220; fax: +31 23 8907221.
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  • H.A. Gietema

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • P. Zanen

      Affiliations

    • St Antonius Hospital, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
    • University Medical Center, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • R.J. van Klaveren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • M. Prokop

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • J.-W.J. Lammers

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • J.M.M. van den Bosch

      Affiliations

    • St Antonius Hospital, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

Received 5 August 2008; accepted 8 June 2009. published online 08 July 2009.

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PII: S0954-6111(09)00196-6

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2009.06.005

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 12 , Pages 1892-1897, December 2009

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