Assessing small airway function for early detection of lung function impairment

S. Hasan Arshad, Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy, Hongmei Zhang, Claire Hodgekiss, Wilfried Karmaus, John W. Holloway, Graham Roberts

Source: Eur Respir J, 56 (1) 2001946; 10.1183/13993003.01946-2020
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Airway diseases

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