Are reference equations for spirometry an appropriate criterion for diagnosing disease and predicting prognosis?

Thorax

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-87

  Marks, Guy B ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITERION VARIABLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISABILITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MORTALITY; NOTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; VALIDITY;

EID: 84855190746     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200584     Document Type: Article

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