Shedding light into the black box of infant multiple-breath washout

M. Oestreich (Bern, Switzerland), F. Wyler (Bern, Switzerland), P. Latzin (Bern, Switzerland), K. Ramsey (Bern, Switzerland)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Clinical monitoring and new therapies for cystic fibrosis
Session: Clinical monitoring and new therapies for cystic fibrosis
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 355
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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