Slow and fast ventilated lung units in adult asthma assessed from N2 multiple-breath washouts (MBW)

S. Kjellberg, O. Zetterström, M. Ström, B. Houltz, P. Robinson, P. Gustafsson (Skövde, Göteborg, Sweden; Sydney, Australia)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Lung function testing: new findings and new approaches
Session: Lung function testing: new findings and new approaches
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2127
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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S. Kjellberg, O. Zetterström, M. Ström, B. Houltz, P. Robinson, P. Gustafsson (Skövde, Göteborg, Sweden; Sydney, Australia). Slow and fast ventilated lung units in adult asthma assessed from N2 multiple-breath washouts (MBW). Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2127

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