Does using the largest measured vital capacity in PFT intepretation help categorize patients out of the nonspecific pattern?

D. Blagev, M. Hegewald, D. Sorenson, O. Linares-Perdomo, S. Howe, A. Morris (Murray, Salt Lake City, United States Of America)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Alterations of exercise and lung function in different diseases
Session: Alterations of exercise and lung function in different diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2174
Disease area: Airway diseases

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