Spirometry in the 5000 subjects of the LifeGene pilot study in Sweden: Evaluating different reference equations, BMI and thorax measurements

Martin Anderson (Hägersten, Sweden), Martin Anderson, Mikaela Qvarfordt, Magnus Svartengren

Source: International Congress 2016 – Lung function and imaging: new findings and new approaches
Session: Lung function and imaging: new findings and new approaches
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2247
Disease area: Airway diseases

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