Bronchial responsiveness and the reproducibility of forced expiratory volume in one second.

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Although poorly reproducible spirometric tests, "test failures," are associated with respiratory morbidity, it is not clear what causes them. Bronchial responsiveness was examined in relation to test failure for forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1.0) (1979 definition of the American Thoracic Society) in 249 bakers, 165 chemical industry workers, and 204 office workers. The first two groups were studied by the same methods and were combined. Test failure was observed in 4%, and for 38% the p...

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Authors: Venables, K; Graneek, B; Taylor, A

• Journal: Scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 342-345
• Publication date: 1993-10-01
• DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1465
• EISSN: 1795-990X
• ISSN: 0355-3140
• Language: English
• Keywords: Flour; Bronchial Provocation Tests; Chemical Industry; Female; Anhydrides; England; Dust; Occupational Exposure; Cross-Sectional Studies; Middle Aged; Forced Expiratory Volume; Incidence; Bronchial Hyperreactivity; Smoking; Methacholine Chloride; Male; Occupational Diseases; Humans; Adult; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results