Quality control for spirometry in preschool children with and without lung disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1152-1159

  Aurora, Paul ^a   Stocks, Janet ^b   Oliver, Cara ^b   Saunders, Clare ^b   Castle, Rosemary ^b   Chaziparasidis, Greg ^b   Bush, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Children, preschool; Quality control; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SATISFACTION; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442430704     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200310-1453oc     Document Type: Article

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