Spirometry reference values for Black adults in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To derive reference equations for spirometry in healthy Black adult never smokers in Brazil, comparing them with those published in 2007 for White adults in the country. Methods: The examinations followed the standards recommended by the Brazilian Thoracic Association, and the...

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Main Authors: Tarciane Aline Prata, Eliane Mancuzo, Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira, Silvana Spíndola de Miranda, Larissa Voss Sadigursky, Camila Hirotsu, Sérgio Tufik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132018000600449&lng=en&tlng=en