A pilot study of hot-wire, ultrasonic and wedge-bellows spirometer inter- and intra-variability

Marit Aardal (Bergen, Norway), Marit Aardal, Lene L. Svendsen, Sverre Lehmann, Tomas M. Eagan, Ingvild Haaland

Source: International Congress 2016 – Man versus machine: waves, frequency, and more in lung function
Session: Man versus machine: waves, frequency, and more in lung function
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3619
Disease area: Airway diseases

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