Repeatability of airway resistance measurements made using the interrupter technique

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 344-347

  Chan, E Y ^a   Bridge, P D ^a   Dundas, I ^a   Pao, C S ^a   Healy, M J R ^b   McKenzie, S A ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

AGE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WHEEZING;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; HUMANS; INFANT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0344838500     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.344     Document Type: Article

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