Interrupter resistance in wheezy infants in response to inhaled saline challenge

I. M. Brookes, C. S. Beardsmore, G. L. Hall, U. Frey, M. Silverman (Leicester, United Kingdom; Bern, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Paediatric respiratory physiology - methods and clinical application
Session: Paediatric respiratory physiology - methods and clinical application
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 865
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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