Lung clearance index in primary ciliary dyskinesia and bronchiectasis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1147-1148

  Irving, Samantha J ^a,b   Davies, Jane C ^a,b   Alton, Eric W F ^b   Bush, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHIECTASIS; CILIARY DYSKINESIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG CLEARANCE INDEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; FEMALE; LUNG; MALE;

BRONCHIECTASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84899848113     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0206LE     Document Type: Letter

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