Lung function tests in children with and without sickle cell anaemia at south western Nigerian tertiary hospitals

Disease Areas:
Sickle cell lung disease
Device Types:
Wedge Bellows

This study examined the extent of changes in lung and pulmonary tissue function in children with sickle cell anemia (n=74), as compared with healthy control children (n=73), in Nigeria. As part of the study, lung function (FEV1, FVC) was assessed using a Vitalograph wedge bellows spirometer.

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