Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2011)

Canadian Prediction Equations of Spirometric Lung Function for Caucasian Adults 20 to 90 Years of Age: Results from the Canadian Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) Study and the Lung Health Canadian Environment (LHCE) Study

  • WC Tan,
  • J Bourbeau,
  • P Hernandez,
  • K Chapman,
  • R Cowie,
  • MJ FitzGerald,
  • S Aaron,
  • DD Marciniuk,
  • F Maltais,
  • DE O’Donnell,
  • R Goldstein,
  • D Sin,
  • M Chan-Yeung,
  • J Manfreda,
  • NR Anthonisen,
  • RB Tate,
  • MR Sears,
  • HC Siersted,
  • MR Becklake,
  • P Ernst,
  • DM Bowie,
  • L Sweet,
  • L Van Til

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/540396
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 6
pp. 321 – 326

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Currently, no reference or normative values for spirometry based on a randomly selected Canadian population exist.