Choice of spirometric reference values for compensation assessment

Respirology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 865-872

  Leung, Chi Chiu ^a   Yew, Wing Wai ^a   Law, Wing Sze ^a   Wong, Man Yee ^a   Tam, Cheuk Ming ^a   Leung, Simon K F ^a   Tsui, Dennis P W ^a  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Reference value; Silicosis; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SILICOSIS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; CALIBRATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SILICOSIS; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 69049098968     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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