Is forced expiratory volume in six seconds a valid alternative to forced vital capacity? [10]

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1288-1289

  Vandevoorde, J ^a   Swanney, M ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXHALATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CODING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; TIME; VITAL CAPACITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 33845364686     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00100206     Document Type: Letter

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