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T L Mkhize1, L B Zurba2, R Masekela1,3

  • 1Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

まとめ

Global Lung Initiative 2012とPolgarのスピロメトリー基準方程式は,南アフリカの子供たちの診断の変動を示しています. アフリカ特有の基準の開発は,小児閉塞性肺疾患の正確な診断に不可欠です.

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