Spirometric nomograms for normal children and adolescents in Puerto Rico

Objective. The use of spirometric reference values specific to the population being tested is preferable. A study carried out in Puerto Rico is used here to develop nomograms for normal children and adolescents based on age and height, two variables that have been found to be good predictors of pulm...

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Published in:	Salud Pública de México
Main Authors:	MARIO CHEN-MOK, SHRIKANT I. BANGDIWALA
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 1997-01-01
Subjects:	espirometría niños adolescencia Puerto Rico spirometry children adolescence
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36341997000100003

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