The utility of airway distensibility as a measure of airway mechanics in asthma

V. Kelly, N. Brown, G. King, B. Thompson (Clayton, Prahran, Glebe, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Lung function from infancy to adulthood
Session: Lung function from infancy to adulthood
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 3933
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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