Simplified quality control criteria for the multiple breath washout technique

B. Frauchiger (Bern, Switzerland), J. Carlens (Hannover, Germany), N. Schwerk (Hannover, Germany), G. Hansen (Hannover, Germany), P. Philipp Latzin (Bern, Switzerland), K. Ramsey (Bern, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Evaluation of breathing in children when they are asleep, healthy or ill
Session: Evaluation of breathing in children when they are asleep, healthy or ill
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 919
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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