Reply to: The Race Arithmetic of the Global Lung Function Initiative Global Reference Equations

Affiliations

¹ Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
³ Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
⁴ Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Lung Function & Sleep, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
⁶ Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁷ Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Elliot Health System, Manchester, New Hampshire.
⁸ Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.
⁹ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
¹⁰ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
¹¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and.
¹² Pulmonary Function Unit, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, the Netherlands.

Comment

Cole Bowerman et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 1;209(1):114-115.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202304-0729LE.

¹ Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
³ Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
⁴ Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Lung Function & Sleep, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
⁶ Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁷ Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Elliot Health System, Manchester, New Hampshire.
⁸ Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.
⁹ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
¹⁰ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
¹¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and.
¹² Pulmonary Function Unit, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, the Netherlands.

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Comment on

The Race Arithmetic of the Global Lung Function Initiative Global Reference Equations.
Wang RJ. Wang RJ. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 1;209(1):112-113. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0565LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024. PMID: 37193658 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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