Plethysmographic measurements of lung volume and airway resistance

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 302-312

  Stocks, J ^a   Godfrey, S ^a   Beardsmore, C ^a   Bar Yishay, E ^a   Castile, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airways resistance; Functional residual capacity; Infant; Methodology; Respiratory function tests; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DILUTION; EQUIPMENT; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG VOLUME; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; ORGAN GROWTH; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY;

EID: 0034960994     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17203020     Document Type: Article

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