Agreement between spirometers: A challenge in the follow-up of patients and populations?

Respiration

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 505-514

  Gerbase, M W ^a   Dupuis Lozeron, E ^a,b   Schindler, C ^c,d   Keidel, D ^c   Bridevaux, P O ^a   Kriemler, S ^c,d   Probst Hensch, N M ^c,d   Rochat, T ^a   Kunzli N ^c,d  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Agreement; Conventional spirometer; Portable spirometer; Quality control; Reproducibility; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVICE COMPARISON; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC SPIROMETER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 84878519915     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346649     Document Type: Article

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