Reference values for spirometry: The way forward for our patients

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 869-

  Stanojevic, Sanja ^a,b   Hall, Graham L ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SPIROMETRY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 79959880851     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01987.x     Document Type: Letter

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