Spirometric variability in a longitudinal study of school-age children

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1090-1095

  Pérez Padilla, Rogelio ^a   Regalado Pineda, Justino ^a   Mendoza, Laura ^b   Rojas, Rosalba ^b   Torres, Víctor ^c   Borja Aburto, Víctor ^c   Olaiz, Gustavo ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c Environ Hlth Direct Sec of Hlth   (Mexico)

Author keywords

American Thoracic Society criteria; Children; European Respiratory Society criteria; Quality control; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIROMETRY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0345381954     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.4.1090     Document Type: Article

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