In vitro and in vivo functional residual capacity comparisons between multiple-breath nitrogen washout devices

Katrina O. Tonga, Paul D. Robinson, Claude S. Farah, Greg G. King, Cindy Thamrin

Source: ERJ Open Res, 3 (4) 00011-2017; 10.1183/23120541.00011-2017
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Airway diseases

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