Spirometry, lung volumes and airway resistance in normal children aged 5 to 18 years

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Spirometry, lung volumes and airway resistance have been measured in 382 school children aged 5 to 18 years. The spirograms were recorded with a wet spirometer and the lung volumes and resistance measurements were made with a body plethysmograph. All measurements were related to height, arm span and age. There were highly significant correlations with all the measurements, those with arm span being as good as those with height. There was virtually no change in specific airway conductance with growth.

The values for all tests compared favourably with those from other studies. Very few measurements of airway resistance in normal children are available apart from those reported here.

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