Spirometric lung age (SLA) norms: a review

M. Ben Khelifa (Sousse, Tunisia), H. Ben Salem (Sousse, Tunisia), S. Chatti (Sousse, Tunisia), S. Rouatbi (Sousse, Tunisia), H. Ben Saad (Sousse, Tunisia)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Systematic reviews on the health effects of emerging tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)
Disease area: Airway diseases

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