Lung clearance index at 4 years predicts subsequent lung function in children with cystic fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 752-758

  Aurora, Paul ^a,b   Stanojevic, Sanja ^a   Wade, Angie ^a   Oliver, Cara ^b   Kozlowska, Wanda ^b   Lum, Sooky ^a   Bush, Andrew ^c   Price, John ^d   Carr, Siobhán B ^e   Shankar, Anu ^f   Stocks, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Cystic fibrosis; Function; Longitudinal study; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MULTIPLE BREATH WASHOUT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 79952504576     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200911-1646OC     Document Type: Article

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