Forced expiratory parameters in healthy preschool children (3-6 years of age)

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 200-207

  Zapletal, A ^a   Chalupova J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b Policlin Lung Funct Lab Stodulky   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Area under maximum expiratory flow volume curve; Forced vital capacity; Maximum expiratory flows; Preschool children; Reference values

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILDHOOD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAL CAPACITY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037370048     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10265     Document Type: Article

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