Assessment of pulmonary functions in young adults - Three cross-sectional studies

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-382

  Mahajan, K K ^a   Mahajan, A ^a,b  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Maharaja Agrasen Inst Med Res E   (India)

Author keywords

Cross sectional surveys; Pulmonary functions; Ventilatory and diffusion studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; VITAL STATISTICS; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0030701504     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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