Lung Clearance Index as a Marker of Ventilation Inhomogeneity in Early Childhood with Health and Disease
Rationale: Ventilation inhomogeneity (VI) may be an early sign of obstructive airway disease. The lung clearance index (LCI) has been suggested as a sensitive marker of VI, although it has not been well characterized in young children in health and in those with CF and asthma. Objective: To determin...
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| Language: | en_ca |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/30524 |