"Effects" of bronchiolitis on ventilation inhomogeneity (VI) at preschool age: comparison of Multiple Breath Washout (MBW) between post-bronchiolitis, cystic fibrosis and healthy children

G. Cangiano (Verona, Italy), R. Guarise (Verona, Italy), A. Borruso (Verona, Italy), L. Menin (Verona, Italy), G. Tridello (Verona, Italy), P. Biban (Verona, Italy), C. D'Orazio (Verona, Italy), F. Midulla (Rome, Italy), S. Volpi (Verona, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Paediatric respiratory infections: translational and clinical perspectives
Session: Paediatric respiratory infections: translational and clinical perspectives
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3606
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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