Normative data for the new setup of the SF6 multiple-breath washout in unsedated infants

J. Kurz (Bern, Switzerland), A. Soti (Bern, Switzerland), B. Frauchiger (Bern, Switzerland), I. Korten (Bern, Switzerland), P. Anagnostopoulou (Bern, Switzerland), K. Ramsey (Bern, Switzerland), P. Latzin (Bern, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Improvements in the assessment of paediatric physiology
Session: Improvements in the assessment of paediatric physiology
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4583
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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