An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Pulmonary
Function Testing in Preschool Children | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care …

Respiratory disorders are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality in children.
Spirometry is a useful investigation for diagnosing and monitoring a variety of paediatric …

Sensitive measures of lung function applicable to young subjects are needed to detect early
cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. Forty children with CF aged 2 to 5 years and 37 age …

The reliability of spirometry is dependent on strict quality control. We examined whether
quality control criteria recommended for adults could be applied to children aged 2–5 years …

Background Effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to air pollution on lung function at
preschool age remain unexplored. We examined the association of exposure to air pollution …

175 years have elapsed since John Hutchinson introduced the world to his version of an
apparatus that had been in development for nearly two centuries, the spirometer. Though he …

Advances in spirometry measurement techniques have made it possible to obtain
measurements in children as young as 3 years of age; however, in practice, application …

Distinct phenotypes can be identified in childhood wheezing illness. Within the context of a
birth cohort study, we investigated the association between preschool lung function and …

Recent studies have reported that occupants' physiological responses can be indicators of
indoor environmental quality (IEQ). As a result, there is an emerging demand for devices to …

Objectives Recent studies have explored the potential for swimming pool disinfection by-
products (DBPs), which are respiratory irritants, to cause asthma in young children. Here we …