Reference lung values for ethnically diverse Nepalese population residing at wide range of altitudes

Maniraj Neupane (Kathmandu, Nepal), Maniraj Neupane, Annalisa Cogo, Delan Devakumar, Om Kurmi, Eva Rehfuess, Buddha Basnyat, Rainald Fischer, Jon Ayres, Philip Quanjer

Source: International Congress 2016 – Lung function and imaging: new findings and new approaches
Session: Lung function and imaging: new findings and new approaches
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2242
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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Maniraj Neupane (Kathmandu, Nepal), Maniraj Neupane, Annalisa Cogo, Delan Devakumar, Om Kurmi, Eva Rehfuess, Buddha Basnyat, Rainald Fischer, Jon Ayres, Philip Quanjer. Reference lung values for ethnically diverse Nepalese population residing at wide range of altitudes. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2242

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