title: Pulmonary function testing in pulmonary prevention.
abstract: Pulmonary function testing plays an important role in the prevention of environmental lung disease when used in surveillance programs, research programs, and clinical practice. This paper focuses upon the interpretation of lung function data acquired during occupational disease surveillance and examines several potential pitfalls in spirometry surveillance programs.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Medicine Branch, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harber
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lockey
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013147:Spirometry