Age Dependency of GLI Reference Values Compared with Paediatric Lung Function Data in Two German Studies (GINIplus and LUNOKID).

A hallmark of the newly published GLI (Global Lungs Initiative) spirometric reference values is their "all-age" (3-95yr) predictive power, accomplished by incorporating non-linear age dependencies into modelling parameters. This modelling strategy is especially promising for the age range...

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Main Authors: Anke Hüls, Ursula Krämer, Monika Gappa, Christine Müller-Brandes, Tamara Schikowski, Andrea von Berg, Barbara Hoffmann, Antje Schuster, Matthias Wisbauer, Claudia Flexeder, Joachim Heinrich, Holger Schulz, Dietrich Berdel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4954644?pdf=render