A novel device for the measurement of functional residual capacity (FRC)

M. Gaides, M. Kramer, B. Rechav, J. Smorzik, R. Cohen, R. J. Shiner (Tel Hashomer, Petach Tikva, Jerusalem, Kfar Sava, Herzliya Pituach, Israel)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Spirometric assessment of lung pathophysiology
Session: Spirometric assessment of lung pathophysiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1220
Disease area: Airway diseases

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