Comparison of measures of ventilation heterogeneity derived from multiple breath inert gas washout

S. Gonem, S. Corkill, A. Singapuri, D. Desai, P. Gustafsson, C. Brightling, S. Siddiqui (Leicester, United Kingdom; Skövde, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Pathophysiological mechanisms in disease: new insights
Session: Pathophysiological mechanisms in disease: new insights
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 245
Disease area: Airway diseases

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