Are your lung function results accurate? A study of 23 adult respiratory function laboratories in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom

A. J. Moore, K. Butterfield, T. P. Watts, T. Marshall (Birmingham, Stourbridge, Walsall, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Lung function from IC to telemedicine
Session: Lung function from IC to telemedicine
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2366
Disease area: Airway diseases

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