Computer simulation of the measured respiratory impedance in newborn infants and the effect of the measurement equipment

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 220-228

  Schmidt, M ^a   Foitzik, B ^a   Hochmuth, O ^a   Schmalisch, G ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Forced oscillation; Newborn infants; Respiratory impedance

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OSCILLATIONS; PEDIATRICS;

RESPIRATORY IMPEDANCE;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LUNG MECHANICS; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0032052475     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(98)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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