Assessment of passive respiratory mechanics in infants: Double versus single occlusion?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 449-455

  Goetz, I ^a   Hoo, A F ^a   Lum, S ^a   Stocks, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infant; Respiratory function tests; Respiratory mechanics

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; EXHALATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG RESISTANCE; LUNG VOLUME; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HUMANS; INFANT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0034948763     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17304490     Document Type: Article

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