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| Lung Age Estimation for Smoking Cessation Counseling |
The EBMcalc module Lung Age Estimation for Smoking Cessation Counseling is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator yields the following results:
- Male Lung Age
- Female Lung Age
Equation parameters include:
- Height
- FEV1
References
- Parkes G, Greenhalgh T, Griffin M, Dent R. Effect on smoking quit rate of telling patients their lung age: the Step2quit randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2008 Mar 15;336(7644):598-600. Epub 2008 Mar 6. PubMed ID: 18326503
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