Lung function in healthy never smoking adults: Reference values and lower limits of normal of a Swiss population

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-283

  Brandli O ^a   Schindler, Ch ^b   Kunzli N ^b   Keller, R ^c   Perruchoud, A P ^d  

^a Zurcher Hohenklinik Wald   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c Pneumology Clinic   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lung function; Reference values; Smoking; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0029865371     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.3.277     Document Type: Article

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