Validation of a modified photo-acoustic gas analyser for in-vitro multiple breath washout in young children

K. Macleod, S. Irving, A. Horsley, N. Bell, P. Gustafsson, A. Bush, S. Cunningham (Edinburgh, London, United Kingdom; Gothenburg, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Lung function from infancy to adulthood
Session: Lung function from infancy to adulthood
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 3929
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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