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For affiliations, please see Acknowledgements section
CORRESPONDENCE: V. Brusasco, Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, V.le Benedetto XV, 6, I-16132 Genova, Italy. Fax: 39 103537690. E-mail: vito.brusasco@unige.it
Keywords: Peak expiratory flow, spirometry, spirometry standardisation, spirometry technique, spirometry traning, ventilation
Received: March 23, 2005
Accepted April 5, 2005
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