Infant respiratory function testing: Is it worth all the effort?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 537-540

  Stocks, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING MECHANICS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIDAL VOLUME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 3042763316     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01246.x     Document Type: Editorial

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