Quality control for spirometry in large epidemiologic studies: "Breathing quality" into our work

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1008-1009

  Stoller, James K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 58149386334     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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