Shortened Lung Clearance Index is a repeatable and sensitive test in children and adults with cystic fibrosis

David Hannon; Judy M Bradley; Ian Bradbury; Nicholas Bell; J Stuart Elborn; Katherine O'Neill

doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2014-000031

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Cystic fibrosis

Shortened Lung Clearance Index is a repeatable and sensitive test in children and adults with cystic fibrosis

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David Hannon Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Judy M Bradley Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies (CHART), University of Ulster, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ian Bradbury Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies (CHART), University of Ulster, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicholas Bell Respiratory Medicine Department, Bristol Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Stuart Elborn Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katherine O'Neill Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor J Stuart Elborn; s.elborn{at}qub.ac.uk

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Hannon D, Bradley JM, Bradbury I, et al

Shortened Lung Clearance Index is a repeatable and sensitive test in children and adults with cystic fibrosis

BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2014;1:e000031. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2014-000031

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Received March 12, 2014
Revised June 27, 2014
Accepted June 30, 2014
First published July 22, 2014.

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October 17, 2017

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