Ability of the lung clearance index to detect inflammation and infection in preschool children with cystic fibrosis

Kathryn Ramsey (Chapel Hill, United States of America), Kathryn Ramsey, Sarath Ranganathan, Jasmine Grdosic, Billy Skoric, Stephen Stick, Graham Hall

Source: International Congress 2015 – Cystic fibrosis: physiology, biomarkers, microbiology and miscellaneous
Session: Cystic fibrosis: physiology, biomarkers, microbiology and miscellaneous
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2052
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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