Airway resistance in children measured using the interrupter technique: Reference values;Resistência de vias aéreas em crianças medida pela técnica do interruptor: Valores de referência

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 796-803

  Rech, Viviane Viegas ^a,d   Vidal, Paula Cristina Vasconcellos ^b   De Melo Jr , Hilário Teixeira ^b   Stein, Renato Tetelbom ^c   Pitrez, Paulo Márcio Condessa ^c   Jones, Marcus Herbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c PUC School of Medicine   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction diagnosis; Airway resistance; Diagnostic techniques, respiratory system; Reference values; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 56449127241     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132008001000007     Document Type: Article

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