DIAGNOSIS OF AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION AT HIGH-ALTITUDE
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier
- Vol. 117 (6), 1055-1058
- https://doi.org/10.1164/arrd.1978.117.6.1055
Abstract
Using predicted sea level values for spirometry done at high altitude, underestimation of airway obstruction may result. Spirometric normal values for an altitude of 3100 m for white men were established.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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