Spirometric values in Tunisian children: Relationship with pubertal status

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-205

  Trabelsi, Y ^a,f   Tabka, Z ^a   Richalet, J P ^b   Gharbi, N ^c   Bienvenu, A ^b   Guenard, H ^d   Buvry, A ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^f Cité R6 No 110 ^*  (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Pubertal stage; Pulmonary function testing; Tunisian children

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEIGHT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 34250187738     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460601116779     Document Type: Article

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