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SUBMITTER: Chang SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6835053 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Sheng-Mao SM Tsai Hui-Ju HJ Tzeng Jung-Ying JY Yeh Kuo-Wei KW Chen Li-Chen LC Lai Shen-Hao SH Liao Sui-Ling SL Hua Man-Chin MC Tsai Ming-Han MH Huang Jing-Long JL Yao Tsung-Chieh TC
The World Allergy Organization journal 20191028 11
<h4>Background and objective</h4>This study aimed to establish reference equations for spirometry in healthy Taiwanese children and assess the applicability of the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI)-2012 equations to Taiwanese children.<h4>Methods</h4>Spirometric data collected from 757 healthy Taiwanese children aged 5 to 18 years in a population-based cohort study. Prediction equations derived using linear regression and the generalized additive models for location, scale and shape (GAMLSS) ...[more]