Corporal and thoracic anthropometry, respiratory frequence, pulse oxymetry, and spirometric response to salbutamol in native children living over 4000 mts altitude in Argentina’s Puna

G. Lazarte, A. M. Balanzat, J. M. Figueroa (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Respiratory function testing in chlidren - normative data and clinical application
Session: Respiratory function testing in chlidren - normative data and clinical application
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1966
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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G. Lazarte, A. M. Balanzat, J. M. Figueroa (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Corporal and thoracic anthropometry, respiratory frequence, pulse oxymetry, and spirometric response to salbutamol in native children living over 4000 mts altitude in Argentina’s Puna. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 1966

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