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Race-neutral lung function equations change spirometry interpretation in children

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black children had lower FEV 1 and FVC percent predicted after race-neutral vs. -specific equation use. Black vs ...
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Race-neutral lung function equations alter disease classification, disability compensation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The degree and direction of change in various outcomes with race-neutral vs. race-specific equations differed ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Rate of Respiratory Impairments in Black Patients Increases When PFTs Use Race-Neutral Reference Equations

Using race-neutral rather than race and ethnicity-specific reference equations to interpret pulmonary function tests (PFTs) increased the number of Black individuals considered to have respiratory ...