Respiratory function in healthy young children using forced oscillations

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 521-526

  Hall, Graham L ^a,b   Sly, Peter D ^a,c   Fukushima, Takayoshi ^c   Kusel, Merci M ^c   Franklin, Peter J ^b   Horak Jr , Friedrich ^a   Patterson, Hilary ^c   Gangell, Catherine ^b   Stick, Stephen M ^a,b,c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED OSCILLATION TECHNIQUE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLOSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 34250338772     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.067835     Document Type: Article

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