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Objective To conduct a systematic review investigating the normal age-related changes in lung function in adults without known lung disease. Design Systematic review. Data sources MEDLINE, Embase and ...
Methods/Design: This is to be a randomized, multicentre, open-label clinical trial. A total of 444 smokers over 40 years of age will be recruited by 39 general practitioners from 22 health centers ...
A sample of 444 people will be recruited. The sample size calculation was based on assuming a level of significance of 5%, a quit rate after brief anti-smoking intervention only (control group) of ...
Remember the purpose of these tests is to confirm your suspicion of an asthma diagnosis based on the history and symptoms. Spirometry can be helpful although is mainly done to confirm that any airway ...
In our practical scenario, differences in age dispersion suggest that comparing spirometry values without adjusting for age distribution could be misleading. By adjusting for age, the pulmonologist ...
Background Spirometry and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are commonly used in specialist centres to monitor children with asthma. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...
Introduction Although obstructive airway disease has been shown to be associated with prematurity, other spirometry phenotypes are less well described. Objectives We characterised abnormal spirometry ...
The purpose of this paper is to present a smart spirometer for calculating lungs capacity using a microcontroller and display the output on LCD display. The spirometer is the most common type of ...
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