Lung function reference values in Chinese children and adolescents in Hong Kong: I. Spirometric values and comparison with other populations

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 2 I, 2000, Pages 424-429

  Ip, Mary S M ^a,b   Karlberg, Eva M ^a   Karlberg, Johan P E ^a   Luk, Keith D K ^a   Leong, John C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH; CHILD; CHINESE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REFERENCE VALUE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0033837304     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.2.9905057     Document Type: Article

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