Reporting specific airway resistance (sRaw) in children: mean or median?

L. Welsh, S. Lum, C. Oliver, J. Stocks (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Landmark developments in lung function testing: 2006
Session: Landmark developments in lung function testing: 2006
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 981
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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L. Welsh, S. Lum, C. Oliver, J. Stocks (London, United Kingdom). Reporting specific airway resistance (sRaw) in children: mean or median?. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 981

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