Respiratory Medicine
Differences in Pulmonary Function Among Races Studied
Published in Health and Medicine Week, September 11th, 2000
Moreover, when compared with prior Hong Kong data on Chinese children from 1985, the new study results demonstrate a significant increase in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1).
The researchers, writing in the August 2000 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, believe that external factors contribute to differences in pulmonary function among races. These elements include childhood health,...
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