Equipment specific reference ranges for the raised volume technique (RVRTC) in infants: A multi-centre collaboration

Sooky Lum (London, United Kingdom), Sooky Lum, Vassiliki Bountziouka, Angela Wade, Jane Kirkby, Antonio Moreno-Galdo, Olaia SardonPrado, Joerg Mattes, Luis Miguel Borrego, Joanne Miles, Janet Stocks

Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric respiratory physiology
Session: Paediatric respiratory physiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1261
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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