Chapter-12 Ethnic Differences
BOOK TITLE: Pulmonary Function Testing & Interpretation
Author
1. Hansen James E
ISBN
9789350251058
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11277_12
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1.
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research institute, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Chapter keywords
Ethnic differences,
pulmonary function reference equations,
white (W) populations,
torso/leg length,
TLC values,
FVC,
DLCO measurements,
FEV1/VC values,
FEV1,
VC,
DLCO/VA’ values,
exercise testing,
ethnic-specific equations,
upper limit values,
RSD values,
lung volume