Comparison of FEV 3, FEV 6, FEV 1/FEV 3 and FEV 1/FEV 6 with usual spirometric indices

Respirology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-546

  Mehrparvar, Amir Houshang ^a   Rahimian, Masoud ^a   Mirmohammadi, Seyyed Jalil ^a   Gheidi, Afshin ^a   Mostaghaci, Mehrdad ^a   Lotfi, Mohammad Hassan ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

forced expiratory volume in 1 s forced expiratory volume in 6 s; forced expiratory volume in 1 s forced vital capacity; forced expiratory volume in 6 s; forced vital capacity; spirometry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME 3; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME 6; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84859014176     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2012.02146.x     Document Type: Article

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