The use of computer-animation programs during spirometry in preschool children
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Spirometry in young children: should computer-animation programs be used during testing?
Currently, computer-animation programs are frequently used to instruct and stimulate young children in performing maximal expiratory flow/volume (MEFV) curves. The reproducibility and maximal performance of MEFV manoeuvres with and without the use of two computer-animation programs (the "candles" and the "balloon" programs) were evaluated. Eighty-eight children, aged 4-8 yrs, were randomly assi...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00126904