Differences in total lung capacity among Indians and Europeans

Differences in total lung capacity among Indians and Europeans

Background: Total lung capacity (TLC) is the volume of air in the lungs at the end of a maximal inhalation. TLC mainly depends on various factors/predictors such as height, age, gender, and ethnicity, and therefore, population-specific reference equations should be used. Currently, in India, we use...

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Main Authors: Nitin Vasant Vanjare, P Kameshwar Rao, Sushma Jadhav, Shweta Rasam, Sundeep Salvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Subjects:
body plethysmography
correction factor
european committee for coal and steel
lung function tests
reference equation
restrictive lung disease
total lung capacity
Online Access:http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2023;volume=16;issue=5;spage=682;epage=686;aulast=Vanjare

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