Spirometric lung function tests in normal non-smoking Ethiopian men and women.
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Spirometric lung function tests in normal non-smoking Ethiopian men and women.
Forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1, FEV1/FVC ratio (FEV1%), forced expiratory flow (FEF 200-1200), and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) were measured in 143 male and 117 female healthy Ethiopians. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to correlate these indices with anthropometric variables. The results show that FVC, FEV1, and PEFR give significant regressions with age and height in both...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.40.6.465