Effect of a new spirometric reference equation on the interpretation of spirometric patterns and disease severity

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-220

  Oh, Yeon Mok ^a   Hong, Sang Bum ^a   Shim, Tae Sun ^a   Lim, Chae Man ^a   Koh, Younsuck ^a   Kim, Woo Sung ^a   Kim, Dong Soon ^a   Kim, Won Dong ^a   Kim, Young Sam ^b   Lee, Sang Do ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interpretation; Reference equation; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33646557007     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2006.60.2.215     Document Type: Article

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