Inter-test reproducibility of the lung clearance index measured by multiple breath washout

Esther Oude Engberink, Felix Ratjen, Stephanie D. Davis, George Retsch-Bogart, Reshma Amin, Sanja Stanojevic

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (4) 1700433; 10.1183/13993003.00433-2017
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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