Time for new reference values for ventilatory lung function

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.4, 2009, Pages 140-146

  Marek, W ^a   Marek, E ^a   Muckenhoff K ^b   Smith, H J ^c   Degens, P ^d   Kotschy Lang, N ^e   Kohlhaufl M ^f  

^a Augusta Kranken Anstalt   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Cardinal Health ^*  (Germany)

^d INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

^e Berufsgenossenschaftliche Klinik für Berufskrankheiten Falkenstein   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

elderly males; forced expiration; lung function; reference values; spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 77955477767     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: 2047783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-14-S4-140     Document Type: Article

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