The aim of this study was to document the likely interpretative effects of changing from commonly used current spirometry reference equations to the GLI2012... ...

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• 2013
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Graham Rachel Hall Foong GL RF BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS BSc (hons), PhD, MBiostat Honorary Research Associate Senior Research Fellow 08 ...

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In children, the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV₁) to forced vital capacity (FVC) is reportedly constant or falls linearly with age... ...

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• 2010
• December 2010

Early life lower respiratory tract illness impairs lung function at 1 year, independent of baseline lung function ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

Recent technological advances in equipment design have produced gains in popularity for this test among cystic fibrosis (CF) researchers and clinicians... ...

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• 2015
• March 2015

Forced oscillation technique ...

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• 2010
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This article discusses the merits and potential shortcomings of a study reported previously showing that giving Vitamin C to women who smoked during... ...

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• 2014
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Appropriate interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) involves the classification of observed values as within/outside the normal range based on a reference population of healthy individuals, integrating knowledge of physiological determinants of test results into functional classifications and integrating patterns with other clinical data to estimate prognosis. ...

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• 2022
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Studies linking early life exposure to air pollution and subsequent impaired lung health have focused on chronic, low-level exposures in urban settings. We aimed to determine whether in utero exposure to an acute, high-intensity air pollution episode impaired lung function 7-years later. ...

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• 2023
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Spacer device was not associated with clinically important differences in lung function following bronchodilator inhalation in children with asthma ...

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• 2019
• May 2019