Pulmonary function testing in children and infants

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Vogt, B ^a   Falkenberg, C ^b   Weiler, N ^a   Frerichs, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Fachklinik Satteldüne   (Germany)

Author keywords

lung function testing; obstructive lung disease; paediatrics; respiratory disease; respiratory mechanics; ventilation inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; PULMONARY DISEASES;

AGE GROUPS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TESTING; OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; PULMONARY FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITIES; VENTILATION INHOMOGENEITY; YOUNG CHILDREN;

PEDIATRICS;

CHILD; EQUIPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84897416358     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/35/3/R59     Document Type: Review

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