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SUBMITTER: Cossio-Bolanos MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6052850 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cossio-Bolaños Marco Antonio MA Andruske Cynthia C Arruda Miguel M Sulla-Torres Jose J Pacheco-Carrillo Jaime J Urra-Albornoz Camilo C Gomez-Campos Rossana R
PeerJ 20180716
<h4>Background</h4>The norms for evaluating the maximum expiratory flow (MEF) usually are developed according to chronological age and height. However, to date, little research has been conducted using reference values that take into account the temporal changes of biological maturation. The objectives of this study were to (a) compare the MEF with those of other international studies, (b) align the MEF values with chronological and biological age, and (c) propose reference standards for childre ...[more]