RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A review of the racial differences in the lung function of normal Caucasian, Chinese and Indian subjects
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 872
OP 880
DO 10.1183/09031936.93.04070872
VO 4
IS 7
A1 TS Yang
A1 J Peat
A1 V Keena
A1 P Donnelly
A1 W Unger
A1 A Woolcock
YR 1991
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/4/7/872.abstract
AB In the clinic, predicted normal values are widely used for routine assessments and, therefore, it is important that the noted differences in lung volumes between the races are recognized. Further epidemiological studies, using comparative methods and standard statistical techniques, are essential in order to quantify apparent differences between the races and to standardize normal values for race, especially with regard to age, with greater accuracy.