The role of reference values in interpreting lung function tests

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-342

  Crapo, R O ^a  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ASBESTOSIS; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SPIROMETRY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 4544253660     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00063804     Document Type: Editorial

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