Age- and height-based prediction bias in spirometry reference equations

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 190-197

  Quanjer, Philip H ^a   Hall, Graham L ^b,c   Stanojevic, Sanja ^d,e   Cole, Tim J ^d   Stocks, Janet ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias; Prediction; Reference equations; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION BIAS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863489729     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00161011     Document Type: Article

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