Scond may better discriminate severe therapy resistant asthma (STRA) from mild-moderate asthma than lung clearance index (LCI)

Samantha Irving (London, United Kingdom), Samantha Irving, Louise Fleming, Sejal Saglani, Andrew Bush

Source: International Congress 2016 – Advanced lung function testing in childhood respiratory and sleep disease
Session: Advanced lung function testing in childhood respiratory and sleep disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 368
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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Samantha Irving (London, United Kingdom), Samantha Irving, Louise Fleming, Sejal Saglani, Andrew Bush. Scond may better discriminate severe therapy resistant asthma (STRA) from mild-moderate asthma than lung clearance index (LCI). Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 368

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