The Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference values reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry

L. Hall, Graham; Thompson, Bruce; Stanojevic, Sanja; J. Abramson, Michael; Beasley, Richard; Coates, Andrew; Dent, Annette; Eckert, Brenton; James, Alan; Filsell, Sue; W. Musk, Arthur; P. Nolan, Garry; Dixon, Barbara; O'Dea, Chris; SAVAGE, JENNI; Stocks, Janet; P. Swanney, Maureen

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2012.02232.x

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The Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference values reflect contemporary Australasian spirometry

Published in Respirology • Jul 31, 2012

Authors:

Graham L. Hall

Bruce Thompson

Sanja Stanojevic

Abstract

We aimed to ascertain the fit of the European Respiratory Society Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference ranges to contemporary Australasian spirometric data. Z-scores for spirometry from Caucasian subjects aged 4-80 years were calculated. The mean (SD) Z-scores were 0.23 (1.00) for forced expirtory ...

Subject

Spirometry

Medicine

Vital capacity

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