Multiple breath washout (MBW): within-test repeatability and short-term reproducibility of FRC and lung clearance index (LCI) in healthy children and adolescents

S. Fuchs, M. Gappa (Hannover, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Diagnostic paediatric lung function: technical and clinical aspects
Session: Diagnostic paediatric lung function: technical and clinical aspects
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1790
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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S. Fuchs, M. Gappa (Hannover, Germany). Multiple breath washout (MBW): within-test repeatability and short-term reproducibility of FRC and lung clearance index (LCI) in healthy children and adolescents. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 1790

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Janet Stocks - 04.10.2008 09:14
janet stocks
how old (median,range) were those undertaking reproducibility between tests?
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