Lung function in childhood. III. Measurement of airflow resistance in healthy children.
Indices of airflow resistance have been obtained in a group of 248 healthy London schoolchildren from recordings of peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), forced expiratory volume in 0-75 seconds (FEV 0-75) and maximum mid-expiratory flow (MMEF) and two more direct methods, airways resistance (Raw) measured plethysmographyically and total respiratory resistance (PT) by the forced oscillation technique. The normal data are presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D000403:Airway Resistance; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008450:Maximal Midexpiratory Flow Rate; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000379:methods; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D010993:Plethysmography, Whole Body / Q000379:methods; D013147:Spirometry / Q000379:methods