The clinical utility of lung clearance index in early cystic fibrosis lung disease is not impacted by the number of multiple-breath washout trials

Rachel E. Foong, Alana J. Harper, Billy Skoric, Louise King, Lidija Turkovic, Miriam Davis, Charles C. Clem, Tim Rosenow, Stephanie D. Davis, Sarath Ranganathan, Graham L. Hall, Kathryn A. Ramsey

Source: ERJ Open Res, 4 (1) 00094-2017; 10.1183/23120541.00094-2017
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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