Thoracoabdominal asynchrony and ratio of time to peak tidal expiratory flow over total expiratory time in adolescents with cystic fibrosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-204

  Hunter, Janice M ^a   Sperry, Elizabeth E ^b   Ravilly, Sophie ^c   Colin, Andrew A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cystic fibrosis; Plethysmography; Pulmonary function tests; Respiratory inductance plethysmography; Thoracoabdominal asynchrony

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORAX; TIME FACTORS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0032849148     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199909)28:3<199::AID-PPUL7>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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