Lung clearance index is a reliable and sensitive measure of airways disease in bronchiectasis

S. Rowan, J. Bradley, M. Ennis, A. Horsley, N. Bell, P. Gustafsson, J.S. Elborn (Bangor, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, United Kingdom; Skövde, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Lung function tests in monitoring airway diseases
Session: Lung function tests in monitoring airway diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2257
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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