Lung clearance index in adult cystic fibrosis patients: The role of convection-dependent lung units

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 380-388

  Verbanck, Sylvia ^a   Paiva, Manuel ^b   Paeps, Erika ^a   Schuermans, Daniel ^a   Malfroot, Anne ^a   Vincken, Walter ^a   Vanderhelst, Eef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NITROGEN WASHOUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; NITROGEN; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882683258     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00125312     Document Type: Article

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