Open AccessNationwide pulmonary function test rates in South Korean asthma patients
Author(s) -
Joon Young Choi,
Hyoung Kyu Yoon,
Jaeha Lee,
Kwang Ha Yoo,
Bo Yeon Kim,
Hye Won Bae,
Young Kyoon Kim,
Chin Kook Rhee
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.109
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , pulmonary function testing , test (biology) , intensive care medicine , paleontology , biology
Previous studies have shown that pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are performed at considerably lower rates than would be expected if standard guidelines were followed. The goal of this study was to evaluate the current status of PFT performance in the Republic of Korea.