An evaluation of spirometric reference equations for detecting ob- structive airway disease in South African children

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Published: 2025-12-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2025.v31i4.4700

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S Kwarteng Owusu
Department of Child Health, School of Medical Sciences, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Adum, Kumasi, Ghana

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Kwarteng Owusu S. An evaluation of spirometric reference equations for detecting ob- structive airway disease in South African children. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 19 [cited 2026 Jan. 24];31(4):e4629. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/4629

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