Open AccessSpirometric Reference Values for an East-African Population
Author(s) -
Sanctus Musafiri,
Jan P. van Meerbeeck,
Laurent Musango,
Eric Derom,
Guy Brusselle,
Guy Joos,
Pierre Claver Rutayisire
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000337256
Subject(s) - medicine , population , lung function , zoology , demography , lung , environmental health , sociology , biology
Accurate interpretation of lung function testing requires appropriate reference values. Unfortunately, few African countries have produced spirometric reference values for their populations.
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