Validation of commercial devices for measurement of lung clearance index (LCI) and functional residual capacity (FRC) in school-aged children

Emma Raywood (London, United Kingdom), Emma Raywood, Julie Duncan, Angie Wade, Janet Stocks, Andy Bush, Paul Aurora, On Behalf of The London Cystic Fibrosis Collaboration (LCFC), Funded by Action Medical Research for Children, The Henry Smith Charity

Source: International Congress 2015 – Respiratory physiology in children: technical and clinical aspects
Session: Respiratory physiology in children: technical and clinical aspects
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4148
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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Emma Raywood (London, United Kingdom), Emma Raywood, Julie Duncan, Angie Wade, Janet Stocks, Andy Bush, Paul Aurora, On Behalf of The London Cystic Fibrosis Collaboration (LCFC), Funded by Action Medical Research for Children, The Henry Smith Charity. Validation of commercial devices for measurement of lung clearance index (LCI) and functional residual capacity (FRC) in school-aged children. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 4148

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