Reference ranges for interrupter resistance technique: the asthma UK initiative

E. Lombardi, J. Stocks, P. Merkus, N. Beydon, M. Jones, S. Mckenzie, J. Kivastik, S. Stanojevic (London, United Kingdom; , Netherlands; Porto Alegre, Brazil; Florence, Italy; Tartu, Estonia; Paris, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Respiratory physiology in infants and preschool children, in health and disease
Session: Respiratory physiology in infants and preschool children, in health and disease
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 4310
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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