Open AccessPrediction values for peak expiratory flow rates - much ado about something!
Author(s) -
Umesh Lalloo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
south african respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2304-0017
DOI - 10.7196/sarj.2015.v21i4.51
Subject(s) - medicine , population , demography , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , sociology
Prediction values for spirometric indices utilize values derived from Caucasian populations in resource rich settings. Traditionally these are discounted when applied to non-Caucasian populations. It is encouraging to acknowledge the paper by Nokubulwa et al on prediction values for peak expiratory flow rates (PEF) in a Ugandan population (1).