Reference equations for lung function screening of healthy never-smoking adults aged 18-80 years

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 860-868

  Kuster, S P ^a,f   Kuster, D ^a   Schindler, C ^e   Rochat, M K ^b   Braun, J ^c   Held, L ^c   Brandli O ^d  

^a Zurich Lung Association   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f Lungenliga Zürich ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aged; Pulmonary function; Reference equations; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 42949099900     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00091407     Document Type: Article

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