New reference equations for interpreting results from the raised volume technique (RVRTC) in infants

Sooky Lum (London, United Kingdom), Sooky Lum, Vassiliki Bountziouka, Angela Wade, Jane Kirkby, Ines De Mir, Joerg Mattes, Paula Corcuera-Elosegui, Luis Miguel Borrego, Simon Lee, Janet Stocks

Source: International Congress 2015 – New findings in paediatric respiratory physiology
Session: New findings in paediatric respiratory physiology
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3499
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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Sooky Lum (London, United Kingdom), Sooky Lum, Vassiliki Bountziouka, Angela Wade, Jane Kirkby, Ines De Mir, Joerg Mattes, Paula Corcuera-Elosegui, Luis Miguel Borrego, Simon Lee, Janet Stocks. New reference equations for interpreting results from the raised volume technique (RVRTC) in infants. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3499

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