Lung clearance index: Normal values, repeatability, and reproducibility in healthy children and adolescents

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1180-1185

  Fuchs, Susanne I ^a,c   Eder, Johannes ^b   Ellemunter, Helmut ^b   Gappa, Monika ^a,c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Cystic Fibrosis   (Austria)

^c MARIEN HOSPITAL WESEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Cystic fibrosis; Lung clearance index; Multiple breath washout; Normal values; Repeatability; Reproducibility; Sidestream ultrasonic flow sensor; Ventilationinhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CLEARANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSOR; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449102215     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21093     Document Type: Article

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