Comparison of helium and sf6 multiple breath gas washout techniques in spontaneously breathing infants

G. L. Hall, U. Frey, M. Cernelc, J. H. Wildhaber, A. Schibler (Bern, Zurich, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Advances in paediatric respiratory physiology
Session: Advances in paediatric respiratory physiology
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2469
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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