Assessment of an infant whole-body plethysmograph using an infant lung function model

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 765-772

  Reinmann, B ^a   Stocks, J ^a   Frey, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Infant; Plethysmography; Respiratory function test; Respiratory mechanics; Standardization; Whole body

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EQUIPMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG MODEL; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VOLUME; MECHANICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOISE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATION;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0035015934     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17407650     Document Type: Note

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