Clinical application of the inert gas multiple breath washout technique (MBW) in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) using a prototype ultrasonic sidestream flow sensor (US)

S. Fuchs, J. Sturz, C. Buess, M. Gappa (Hannover, Germany; Zurich, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Diagnostic paediatric lung function: technical and clinical aspects
Session: Diagnostic paediatric lung function: technical and clinical aspects
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4058
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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