Double tracer gas single breath washout – Comparison with conventional lung function tests in children with and without cystic fibrosis

F. Singer, C. Abbas, G. Stern, E. Kieninger, O. Fuchs, N. Regamey, P. Gustafsson, C. Casaulta, U. Frey, P. Latzin (Bern, Basel, Switzerland; Skoevde, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Advances in lung function testing from infancy to adulthood
Session: Advances in lung function testing from infancy to adulthood
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2024
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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