Considerations in the use of different spirometers in epidemiological studies

Considerations in the use of different spirometers in epidemiological studies

Abstract Background Spirometric lung function measurements have been proven to be excellent objective markers of respiratory morbidity. The use of different types of spirometers in epidemiological and clinical studies may present systematically different results affecting interpretation and implicat...

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Main Authors: Edith B. Milanzi, Gerard H. Koppelman, Marieke Oldenwening, Sonja Augustijn, Bernadette Aalders-de Ruijter, Martijn Farenhorst, Judith M. Vonk, Marjan Tewis, Bert Brunekreef, Ulrike Gehring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Calibration
Epidemiological studies
Lung function
Spirometry
Systematic difference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-019-0478-2

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