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Francis Gilchrist's Outputs (3)

Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2018, September). Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP). Presented at ERS International Congress 2018, Paris, France

Introduction: We have previously shown that several tidal breathing parameters measured using SLP varied between asthmatic children and healthy (Hmeidi et al., 2017). However, we did not test the classification power of a model which incorporates the... Read More about Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP).

Interventions for preventing distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) in cystic fibrosis. (2018)
Journal Article
Green, J., Gilchrist, F., & Carroll, W. (2018). Interventions for preventing distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) in cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD012619 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012619.pub2

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, life-limiting, genetically inherited disease. It affects multiple organs, particularly the respiratory system. However, gastrointestinal problems such as constipation and distal intestinal obstruct... Read More about Interventions for preventing distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) in cystic fibrosis..

Is hypnotherapy an acceptable treatment option for children with habit cough? (2018)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, F. (2018). Is hypnotherapy an acceptable treatment option for children with habit cough?. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 27 - 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.01.005

Habit cough is a chronic, persistent dry cough which occurs in children only when awake. It is considered functional (non-organic) and can have a significant impact on the quality of life of the child and their family. One possible treatment option f... Read More about Is hypnotherapy an acceptable treatment option for children with habit cough?.