Leaks during multiple-breath washout: characterisation and influence on outcomes

Nina Lenherr, Kathryn A. Ramsey, Kerstin Jost, Linn Hornwall, Florian Singer, Sophie Yammine, Philipp Latzin

Source: ERJ Open Res, 4 (1) 00012-2017; 10.1183/23120541.00012-2017
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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