Comparison of the utility of multiple breath inert gas washout parameters in cystic fibrosis

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 659-

  Robinson, P D ^a,b,c   Lindblad, A ^d,e   Gustafsson, P M ^e,f  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INERT GAS; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BREATHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VENTILATION; MULTIPLE BREATH WASHOUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME; ADULT; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; NOBLE GASES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77955288385     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.121590     Document Type: Letter

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