Lung function in African infants: A pilot study

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 49-54

  Gray, D M ^a   Willemse, L ^a   Alberts, A ^a   Simpson, S ^b   Sly, P D ^c   Hall, G L ^b   Zar, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Paediatric; Respiratory function test; South Africa

Indexed keywords

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

AFRICAN; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; BREATHING RATE; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; FACE MASK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MULTIPLE BREATH WASHOUT; NITRIC OXIDE ANALYZER; PEDIATRICS; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIROMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL BREATHING FLOW VOLUME LOOP; TIDAL VOLUME; BREATH ANALYSIS; EXHALATION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; SLEEP;

BREATH TESTS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NITRIC OXIDE; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY RATE; SLEEP; SOUTH AFRICA; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 84922731809     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22965     Document Type: Article

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