Spirometry in an unselected group of 6-year-old children: The DARC birth cohort study

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 806-814

  Kjaer, Henrik Fomsgaard ^a   Eller, Esben ^a   Bindslev Jensen, Carsten ^a   Høst, Arne ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchodilator tests; Lung function tests; Preschool children; Reference values; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BRONCHODILATATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY;

ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 49649124101     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20871     Document Type: Article

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