Changes in the FEV1/FVC ratio during childhood and adolescence: an intercontinental study

Quanjer P.H., Stanojevic S., Stocks J., Hall G.L., Prasad K.V.V., Cole T.J., Rosenthal M., Perez-Padilla R., Hankinson J.L., Falaschetti E., Golshan M., Brunekreef B., Al-Rawas O., Kühr J., Trabelsi Y., Ip M.S.M.

Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 36: 1391-1399
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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