Journal article
Spirometric nomograms for normal children and adolescents in Puerto Rico.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The use of spirometric reference values specific to the population being tested is preferable. A study carried out in Puerto Rico is used here to develop nomograms for normal children and adolescents based on age and height, two variables that have been found to be good predictors of pulmonary function.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The data for healthy individuals aged 5 to 18 were extracted (108 girls and 107 boys) from a larger study of …
Authors
Chen-Mok M; Bangdiwala SI
Journal
Salud Pública de México, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 11–15
Publisher
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publication Date
1997
DOI
10.1590/s0036-36341997000100003
ISSN
0036-3634