Reference values for spirometry in Brazilian children

Reference values for spirometry in Brazilian children

ABSTRACT Objective: To generate reference values for spirometry in Brazilian children 3-12 years of age and to compare those values with the values employed in the equations currently in use in Brazil. Methods: This study involved healthy children, 3-12 years of age, recruited from 14 centers (pri...

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Main Authors: Marcus Herbert Jones, Paula Cristina Vasconcellos Vidal, Fernanda Cordoba Lanza, Danielle Corrêa França de Melo Franco Silva, Paulo Márcio Pitrez, Ana Paula Bigliardi de Freitas Olmedo, Edjane Figueiredo Burity, Kennedy Long Schisler, Leonardo Araújo Pinto, Aline Dill Winck, Edna Lúcia Santos de Souza, Anick Augustin Oliveira, Maria Ângela Gonçalves de Oliveira Ribeiro, Lidia Alice Gomes Monteiro Marin Torres, Maria de Fátima Bazhuni Pombo March
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Spirometry
Reference values
Child
Child, preschool
Respiratory function tests
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