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Global, Race-Neutral Reference Equations and Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation

IMPORTANCE: Race and ethnicity are routinely used to inform pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation. However, there is no biological justification for such use, and it may reinforce health disparities. OBJECTIVE: To compare the PFT interpretations produced with race-neutral and race-specific eq...

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Autores principales: Moffett, Alexander T., Bowerman, Cole, Stanojevic, Sanja, Eneanya, Nwamaka D., Halpern, Scott D., Weissman, Gary E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10236239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37261830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16174