Assessment of the single-occlusion technique for measurements of respiratory mechanics and respiratory drive in healthy term neonates using a commercially available computerized pulmonary function testing system

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Reiterer, F ^a   Muller W ^b  

^a ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Neonates; Occlusion time; P0.1; Respiratory mechanics; Single occlusion technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; STANDARD;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0037262604     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067957     Document Type: Article

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