Is my lung function really that good? Flow-type spirometer problems that elevate test results

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1902-1909

  Townsend, Mary C ^a   Hankinson, John L ^b   Lindesmith, Larry A ^c   Slivka, William A ^d   Stiver, Gregg ^e   Ayres, Gerald T ^f  

^a MC Townsend Associates   (United States)

^b Hankinson Consulting   (United States)

^c GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Latrobe Area Hospital   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic errors; Forced expiratory flows; Forced expiratory volume; Maximal expiratory flow volume curves; Peak expiratory flow; Quality assurance; Respiratory function tests; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MUCUS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 2442593568     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.5.1902     Document Type: Article

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