Tidal breath analysis for infant pulmonary function testing

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1180-1192

  Bates, J H T ^a   Schmalisch, G ^a   Filbrun, D ^a   Stocks, J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infants; Respiratory function tests; Standardization; Tidal breathing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; TIDAL VOLUME;

CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0034483387     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16f26.x     Document Type: Article

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