… Four African–American datasets were available [6, 17, 29] (personal communication; the
MESA investigators RG Barr, PL Enright and JL Hankinson) comprising 1,520 males and 2,025 …

… procedures is available (13) and a more detailed description of the results of applying the
ATS acceptability and reproducibility criteria in this study has been reported by Hankinson and …

… Casaburi, AL Coates, PL Enright, JL Hankinson, CG Irvin, NR MacIntyre, RT McKay, JS
Wanger, SD Anderson, DW Cockcroft, JE Fish, PJ Sterk …

… JL Hankinson9, … appropriate for the three populations: Falaschetti and colleagues20 for
HSE9596, Hankinson and colleagues for NHANESIII26 and the equations (see details in the …

Background: The American Thoracic Society committee on Proficiency Standards for Pulmonary
Function Laboratories has recognized the need for a standardized reporting format for …

Pulmonary function measures reflect respiratory health and are used in the diagnosis of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We tested genome-wide association with forced …

The early stages of byssinosis, the chronic lung disorder caused by the inhalation of cotton
dust, are characterized by repeated episodes of mild and reversible obstruction of airways on …

Background The American Thoracic Society recommends race-specific spirometric reference
values from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) III for clinical evaluation of …

… JLH receives funding from Hankinson Consulting, Inc. to provide spirometry training and
quality control reviews. JS does not have a financial relationship with a commercial entity that …

Age‐related reference ranges are useful for assessing growth in children. The LMS method
is a popular technique for constructing growth charts that model the age‐changing …