Validation of lung function prediction equations from patient survival data

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1181-1187

  Ward, Helen ^a   Cooper, Brendan ^a   Miller, Martin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cox proportional hazards; Diffusing capacity; Gas transfer; Lung function testing; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE TEST; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; CARBON MONOXIDE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING;

EID: 84860467232     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00104911     Document Type: Article

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