Lung function testing in health and disease: Issues pertaining to Asia-Pacific populations

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 190-197

  Ip, Mary S M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; lung function testing; reference value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ETHNICITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

ASIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 79551517270     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01850.x     Document Type: Article

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