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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;12(3):205-208.
doi: 10.1183/20734735.010916.

Spirometry: coming of age in Africa

Lindsay Zurba  1
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Editorial

Spirometry: coming of age in Africa

Lindsay Zurba. Breathe (Sheff). 2016 Sep.

Abstract

A personal journey paralleling the growth of spirometry and spirometry training development in Africa http://ow.ly/kgCl3028nQf.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest None declared.

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First training of African Spirometry trainers at PATS MECOR, Brackenhurst, Kenya, 2015. a) Left to right: ERS Spirometry Drivers Licence graduates and spirometry trainers in training Duncan Tumwa (Kenya), Lindsay Zurba, Rose Malamb (Malawi), Wendy van Wyk (South Africa), Ayodele Akinremi (Fiji) and Uju Ozoh (Nigeria). b) Left to right: Uju Ozoh, Lindsay Zurba, Ayodele Akinremi and Wendy van Wyk.
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