作者
Nirav R Bhakta, Christian Bime, David A Kaminsky, Meredith C McCormack, Neeta Thakur, Sanja Stanojevic, Aaron D Baugh, Lundy Braun, Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, Rosemary Adamson, Jonathan Witonsky, Robert A Wise, Sean D Levy, Robert Brown, Erick Forno, Robyn T Cohen, Meshell Johnson, John Balmes, Yolanda Mageto, Cathryn T Lee, Refiloe Masekela, Daniel J Weiner, Charlie G Irvin, Erik R Swenson, Margaret Rosenfeld, Richard M Schwartzstein, Anurag Agrawal, Enid Neptune, Juan P Wisnivesky, Victor E Ortega, Peter Burney
发表日期
2023/4/15
期刊
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
卷号
207
期号
8
页码范围
978-995
出版商
American Thoracic Society
简介
Current American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards promote the use of race and ethnicity-specific reference equations for pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation. There is rising concern that the use of race and ethnicity in PFT interpretation contributes to a false view of fixed differences between races and may mask the effects of differential exposures. This use of race and ethnicity may contribute to health disparities by norming differences in pulmonary function. In the United States and globally, race serves as a social construct that is based on appearance and reflects social values, structures, and practices. Classification of people into racial and ethnic groups differs geographically and temporally. These considerations challenge the notion that racial and ethnic categories have biological meaning and question the use of race in PFT interpretation. The ATS convened a diverse group of clinicians and …
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