Table. 2—

Outcomes of a MEDLINE search under the keywords“reference equations” and “lung volumes”

First authorYearCountry/area/nature of studyJournal
Torres2003Brazil; height and arm span in childrenPediatr Pulmonol 2003; 36: 202–208
Verma2003India; dimensional statistics for estimation of lung volumes in children and adolescentsAnthropol Anz 2003; 61: 79–84
Neve2002France; puberty and thoracic volume indexEur Respir J 2002; 20: 1292–1298
Zheng2002China; survey on clinical applicationZhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2002; 25: 69–73 (Chinese)
Manzke2001Germany; children aged 6–16 yrs from “hospital normals”Eur J Pediatr 2001; 160: 300–306
Cotes2001UK workers; body mass indexThorax 2001; 56: 839–844
Ip2000Chinese children and adolescents in Hong KongAm J Respir Crit Care Med 2000; 162: 424–429
Neder1999BrazilBraz J Med Biol Res 1999; 32: 729–737
Baur1999Germany; comparison of lung function reference valuesInt Arch Occup Environ Health 1999; 72: 69–83
Cordero1999Latin population of Spanish descentRespiration 1999; 66: 242–250
Roca1998SpainRespir Med 1998; 92: 454–460
Corzo-Alvarez1998Nonsmoking healthy males in Maracaibo, VenezuelaInvest Clin 1998; 39: 3–17 (Spanish)
Mahajan1997Healthy females of HaryanaIndian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1997; 39: 163–171
Chin1997Singapore; nonsmoking adultsRespirology 1997; 2: 143–149
McCoy1995USA; normal infantsPediatr Pulmonol 1995; 19: 282–290
Rosenthal1993UK; body plethysmographic gas volumes in prepubertal and pubertal school children in LondonThorax 1993; 48: 803–808