Small airway patency in infants with apparent life-threatening events

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-74

  Hartmann, H ^a,b   Seidenberg, J ^b   Noyes, J P ^a   O'Brien, L ^a   Poets, C F ^b   Samuels, M P ^a   Southall, D P ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conductive airways; Lung function; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0031931450     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050770     Document Type: Article

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