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Urs Frey1.
Abstract
Due to its non-invasive character, the forced oscillation technique has gained importance in clinical research in infants and young children. Standardisation has enabled systematic and comparable measurements to be made in different laboratories throughout the world. The theoretical conditions are now fulfilled for use of these techniques in the clinical environment. This review discusses the principles, usefulness and pitfalls of various forced oscillation techniques in a research and clinical environment and the present and future clinical applications in children. It will focus particularly on the role of infant and preschool lung function as forced oscillation only requires minimal cooperation.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16298307 DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2005.09.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Paediatr Respir Rev ISSN: 1526-0542 Impact factor: 2.726