Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes

…, P Gustafsson, J Hankinson… - European respiratory …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Inspired and expired lung volumes measured by
spirometry are useful for detecting, characterising and quantifying the severity of lung …

General considerations for lung function testing

MR Miller, R Crapo, J Hankinson… - European …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
BACKGROUND⇓ In preparing the joint statements on lung function testing for the American
Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), it was agreed by the …

Interpretative strategies for lung function tests

…, P Gustafsson, J Hankinson… - European respiratory …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
BACKGROUND This section is written to provide guidance in interpreting pulmonary
function tests (PFTs) to medical directors of hospital-based laboratories that perform PFTs …

Multi-ethnic reference values for spirometry for the 3–95-yr age range: the global lung function 2012 equations

PH Quanjer, S Stanojevic, TJ Cole, X Baur, GL Hall… - 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim of the Task Force was to derive continuous prediction equations and their lower
limits of normal for spirometric indices, which are applicable globally. Over 160,000 data …

Standardisation of the single-breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung

…, P Enright, P Gustafsson, J Hankinson… - European …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
BACKGROUND This joint statement is based on the previous statements from the American
Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), and much of the …

Standardisation of spirometry

MR Miller, J Hankinson, V Brusasco… - European respiratory …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
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Spirometric reference values from a sample of the general US population

JL Hankinson, JR Odencrantz… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
Spirometric reference values for Caucasians, African-Americans, and Mexican-Americans 8
to 80 yr of age were developed from 7,429 asymptomatic, lifelong nonsmoking participants …

Guidelines for methacholine and exercise challenge testing-1999. This official statement of the American Thoracic Society was adopted by the ATS Board of Directors …

RO Crapo, R Casaburi… - American …, 2000 - researchinformation.amsterdamumc …
Guidelines for methacholine and exercise challenge testing-1999. This official statement of the
American Thoracic Society was adopted by the ATS Board of Directors, July 1999 …

Reference ranges for spirometry across all ages: a new approach

…, A Wade, J Stocks, J Hankinson… - American journal of …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
reference is currently recommended for interpreting spirometry results, but it is limited by the …

Using the lower limit of normal for the FEV1/FVC ratio reduces the misclassification of airway obstruction

MP Swanney, G Ruppel, PL Enright, OF Pedersen… - Thorax, 2008 - thorax.bmj.com
Aim: The prevalence of airway obstruction varies widely with the definition used. Objectives:
To study differences in the prevalence of airway obstruction when applying four international …