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E Du Plessis1, F Swart, D Maree

  • 1Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. elanadup@live.co.za.

South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde
|May 16, 2019
PubMed
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The mobile Air-Smart Spirometer accurately measures lung function (FEV1 and FVC) and detects obstructive ventilatory impairment in primary care. This affordable device shows high sensitivity and negative predictive value for screening respiratory diseases.

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