Selecting a spirometry control group for Malawian children

Jane Kirkby (London, United Kingdom), Jane Kirkby, Natasha Lelijveld, Sooky Lum, Marko Kerac, Janet Stocks

Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric respiratory physiology
Session: Paediatric respiratory physiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1271
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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Jane Kirkby (London, United Kingdom), Jane Kirkby, Natasha Lelijveld, Sooky Lum, Marko Kerac, Janet Stocks. Selecting a spirometry control group for Malawian children. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1271

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