title: Is forced expiratory volume in six seconds a valid alternative to forced vital capacity?
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vandevoorde
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swanney
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000502:physiology*