Infant lung function testing: First in vivo report of a novel inert gas washout method to measure LCI

Anna Shawcross (Manchester, United Kingdom), Anna Shawcross, Clare Murray, Jane Kirkby, Katy Pike, Alex Horsley

Source: International Congress 2016 – Cystic fibrosis: inflammation, microbiology, management and monitoring
Session: Cystic fibrosis: inflammation, microbiology, management and monitoring
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4865
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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Anna Shawcross (Manchester, United Kingdom), Anna Shawcross, Clare Murray, Jane Kirkby, Katy Pike, Alex Horsley. Infant lung function testing: First in vivo report of a novel inert gas washout method to measure LCI. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4865

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