Small airways dysfunction: The importance of utilising Z-scores to define MMEF abnormalities in clinical practice
Background: The small airways comprise the largest cross-sectional area of the lungs, however, assessing and reporting abnormalities for this region of the bronchial tree has been practically and scientifically uncertain. Methods: Using routinely collected spirometry data for patients with either as...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-10-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023079525 |