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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Main Authors: Mohammed A. Almeshari, Nowaf Y. Alobaidi, Elizabeth Sapey, Robert A. Stockley, James A. Stockley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023079525