Reference values of impulse oscillometric lung function indices in adults of advanced age

Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is a non-demanding lung function test. Its diagnostic use may be particularly useful in patients of advanced age with physical or mental limitations unable to perform spirometry. Only few reference equations are available for Caucasians, none of them covering the old age....

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2013-05, Vol.8 (5), p.e63366-e63366
Hauptverfasser:	Schulz, Holger, Flexeder, Claudia, Behr, Jürgen, Heier, Margit, Holle, Rolf, Huber, Rudolf M, Jörres, Rudolf A, Nowak, Dennis, Peters, Annette, Wichmann, H-Erich, Heinrich, Joachim, Karrasch, Stefan
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis Biology Body weight Cohort Studies Diagnostic systems Engineering Environmental health Epidemiology Ethics Female Females Humans Lung diseases Lungs Male Mathematical models Medical research Medicine Middle Aged Normal distribution Obesity Oscillometry - methods Patients Population Pulmonary function tests Reactance Reference Standards Regression analysis Regression models Respiration Respiratory function Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory system Respiratory tract Smoking Studies
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