Flow limitation in infants assessed by negative expiratory pressure

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 713-717

  Jones, Marcus H ^b   Davis, Stephanie D ^b   Kisling, Jeffrey A ^b   Howard, John M ^b   Castile, Robert ^b   Tepper, Robert S ^a  

^a RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG PRESSURE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034080666     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.3.9807135     Document Type: Article

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