Multiple-breath inert gas washout to detect inhomogeneity of ventilation distribution in preschool children with cystic fibrosis
Measurement of lung function in preschool children (those aged two to five years) is notoriously difficult. The aims of this thesis were to determine whether multiple- breath inert gas washout (MBW) could be performed successfully in preschool children, and whether MBW indices were more sensitive fo...
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University College London (University of London)
2005
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430798 |