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. 2024 Sep 30;8(1):683-685.
doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0274. eCollection 2024.

The Time for Race-Neutral Pulmonary Function Norms is Now

Peter H S Sporn  1 , Cheryl Conner  2 , Min J Joo  2 , Bijal Jain  1 , Sheryl Lowery  3 , Natasha Nichols  1
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The Time for Race-Neutral Pulmonary Function Norms is Now

Peter H S Sporn et al. Health Equity. .
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