Respiratory function in childhood following repair of oesophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 404-408

  Agrawal, I ^a   Beardsmore, C S ^a   MacFadyen, U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airways resistance; Cough; Spirometry; Thoracic gas volume

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; SALBUTAMOL;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 0032709875     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.5.404     Document Type: Article

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