Source: International Congress 2019 – Quality, performance and interpretation of lung function testing
Disease area: Airway diseases



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L. Raposo (Lisboa, Portugal), A. Valente (Lisboa, Portugal), M. Abreu (Lisboa, Portugal), A. Vaz (Lisboa, Portugal), A. Oliveira (Lisboa, Portugal), J. Valença (Lisboa, Portugal), C. Bárbara (Lisboa, Portugal). Using arm-span instead of height in functional respiratory tests interpretation. 1137

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