Open AccessUsing arm span to derive height: Impact of three estimates of height on interpretation of spirometry
Author(s) -
SK Chhabra
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.39574
Subject(s) - arm span , spirometry , medicine , linear regression , regression analysis , span (engineering) , statistics , vital capacity , mathematics , lung function , anthropometry , structural engineering , lung , diffusing capacity , asthma , engineering
When standing height required to calculate forced vital capacity (FVC) cannot be measured, it can be derived from arm span using different methods.
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