Ability of lung clearance index to track changes in a routine clinical CF setting

Simone Salzmann (Bern, Switzerland), Simone Salzmann, Sophie Yammine, Linn Krüger, Carmen Casaulta, Philipp Latzin

Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric respiratory physiology
Session: Paediatric respiratory physiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1265
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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Simone Salzmann (Bern, Switzerland), Simone Salzmann, Sophie Yammine, Linn Krüger, Carmen Casaulta, Philipp Latzin. Ability of lung clearance index to track changes in a routine clinical CF setting. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1265

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