Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · Oct 2011
Multicenter StudyQuality of spirometry tests performed by 9893 adults in 14 countries: the BOLD Study.
to determine the ability of participants in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study to meet quality goals for spirometry test session quality and to assess factors contributing to good quality. ⋯ Quality goals for spirometry tests were met about 90% of the time in these population-based samples of adults from several countries.