Overview of Issues in the Longitudinal Analysis of Respiratory Data

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 1996, Pages

  Weiss, Scott T ^a   Ware, James H ^b  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CHILD; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030460204     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/154.6_pt_2.s208     Document Type: Review

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