Prediction equations for spirometry for children from northern India

Children in Delhi have a far lower lung capacity and lung growth rate than kids of the same age in the US, according to this study by the department of pulmonary medicine at the Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute.

The objective of the study was to develop prediction equations for spirometry for children from northern India using current international guidelines for standardization.

Original Source

RELATED CONTENT

Report | State of Global Air 2017

In-Parliament | Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Air Pollution on Health, 14/03/2017

Report | Towards a clean air action plan: Lessons from Delhi

Report | Approaches and issues in valuing the costs of inaction of air pollution on human health

Report | Ambient air pollution: a global assessment of exposure and burden of disease

Related Stories from