Lung clearance index and exercise capacity among children with CF and non-CF bronchiectasis over a two year period

Elpida Hatziagorou (Thessaloniki, Greece), Elpis Hatziagorou, Petrina Vantsi, Vasiliki Avramidou, Asterios Kampouras, Fotios Kirvassilis, Vasiliki Georgopoulou, Maria Karailidou, John Tsanakas

Source: International Congress 2015 – Clinical physiology: mechanisms of symptoms and exercise limitations in health and disease
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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