Multi-ethnic reference values for spirometry for the 3–95-yr age range: the global lung function 2012 equations

Philip H. Quanjer, Sanja Stanojevic, Tim J. Cole, Xaver Baur, Graham L. Hall, Bruce H. Culver, Paul L. Enright, John L. Hankinson, Mary S.M. Ip, Jinping Zheng, Janet Stocks, the ERS Global Lung Function Initiative

Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 1324-1343
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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