Addressing current gaps in the clinical utility of lung clearance index (LCI) in school aged children with asthma

Reinoud De Leeuw (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Reinoud De Leeuw, Sam Irving, Sejal Saglani

Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric asthma and allergy: lung function and biomarkers
Session: Paediatric asthma and allergy: lung function and biomarkers
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3640
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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