Spirometric prediction equations for male Italians 7-18 years of age

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-277

  Parma, A ^a,e   Magliocchetti, N ^b   Spagnolo, A ^a   Di Monaco, A ^c   Migliorino, M R ^d   Menotti, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Pediatra   (Italy)

^d Pneumologo   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italian boys (7 18 years); Spirometric prediction; Vital capacity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0029739336     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00145416     Document Type: Article

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