Combined body plethysmographic, spirometric and flow volume reference values for male and female children aged 6 to 16 years obtained from "hospital normals"

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 300-306

  Manzke, Hermann ^a   Stadlober, Ernst ^b   Schellauf, Heinz Peter ^b  

^a Fachklinikum Borkum ^*  (Germany)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Body plethysmography; Children; Reference values; Sex related differences; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0035051550     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310100724     Document Type: Article

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