Predictive equations for lung function based on a large occupational population in North China

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 471-477

  Wu, Yonghui ^a   Zhang, Zhongyi ^b   Gang, Baoqi ^a   Love, Edgar J ^c  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese adults; Influence factors; Predictive equations; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPIROMETRY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION GROUPS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549146129     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L9006     Document Type: Article

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