Office spirometry: (Un)reliability of some handheld spirometers

K. De Soomer, L. Claus, R. Heyndrickx, W. De Backer, E. Oostveen (Antwerp, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Reference, reliability and risk: advances in lung function
Session: Reference, reliability and risk: advances in lung function
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1791
Disease area: Airway diseases

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