Limitations to spirometry being performed in 'the office'

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-115

  Cooper, Brendan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERROR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL SERVICE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OPERATOR; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAL CAPACITY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 17444428671     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1479972305cd072xx     Document Type: Review

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