Evaluation of ventilation maldistribution as an early indicator of lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis

Many children with cystic fibrosis (CF), receiving modern, aggressive CF care, have normal spirometry results. This study aimed to see if homogeneity of ventilation distribution is impaired early in the course of CF lung disease, and if ventilation inhomogeneity is a more frequent finding than abnor...

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Published in:	The European respiratory journal Vol. 22; no. 6; p. 972
Main Authors:	Gustafsson, P M, Aurora, P, Lindblad, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.12.2003
Subjects:	Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Cystic Fibrosis - diagnosis Cystic Fibrosis - physiopathology Female Humans Male Pulmonary Ventilation - physiology Respiratory Function Tests - methods Spirometry - methods
ISSN:	0903-1936
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