Why do we still cling to spirometry for assessing small airway function?

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jul 2;56(1):2001071. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01071-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Frederik Trinkmann^{1

2}, Henrik Watz³, Felix J F Herth⁴

¹ Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik at University Hospital Heidelberg, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany frederik.trinkmann@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
² Dept of Biomedical Informatics of the Heinrich-Lanz-Center, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
³ Pulmonary Research Institute at LungenClinic Grosshansdorf, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Grosshansdorf, Germany.
⁴ Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik at University Hospital Heidelberg, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.

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