Reference values for lung function: past, present and future.

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Published in Eur Respir J on July 01, 2010

Authors

S Stanojevic1, A Wade, J Stocks

Author Affiliations

1: Portex Respiratory Physiology Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK. s.stanojevic@ich.ucl.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Dysfunctional Breathing: Characterisation and Assessment | NCT03043469

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