Low diagnostic value of respiratory impedance measurements in children
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Low diagnostic value of respiratory impedance measurements in children.
The aim of this study was to determine whether impedance values in children with various chronic respiratory complaints differed from those observed in symptom-free children. Respiratory impedance was measured using the forced oscillation technique in 1,776 Dutch children aged 6-12 yrs. In addition to the commonly used parameters of resistance and reactance, further impedance parameters were ob...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0000-0000,0903-1936
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10010088