Effect of tissue nitrogen excretion on multiple breath washout measurements

Mica Kane (Toronto, Canada), Mica Kane, Sanja Stanojevic, Renee Jensen, Felix Ratjen

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: 370
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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Mica Kane (Toronto, Canada), Mica Kane, Sanja Stanojevic, Renee Jensen, Felix Ratjen. Effect of tissue nitrogen excretion on multiple breath washout measurements. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 370

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