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Feasibility and challenges of using multiple breath washout in COPD
BACKGROUND: Lung clearance index (LCI), derived from multiple-breath washout (MBW), is a well-established assessment of ventilation inhomogeneity in cystic fibrosis but has not been widely applied in other conditions characterized by heterogeneous airways disease, such as COPD. The aim of this study...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6044337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30022817 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S164285 |