Lung clearance index (LCI) based on four different alveolar N2 estimates in a large reference population aged 6-86 years

Maria Strom (Skövde, Sweden), Maria Strom, Birgitta Houltz, Paul D. Robinson, Anders Lindblad, Kent Green, Kim G. Nielsen, Florian Singer, Per Gustafsson

Source: International Congress 2015 – Pathophysiological mechanisms at different scales: lung, airways, muscles and symptom perception
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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Maria Strom (Skövde, Sweden), Maria Strom, Birgitta Houltz, Paul D. Robinson, Anders Lindblad, Kent Green, Kim G. Nielsen, Florian Singer, Per Gustafsson. Lung clearance index (LCI) based on four different alveolar N2 estimates in a large reference population aged 6-86 years. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2286

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