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Queries for Lundy Braun
Rethinking Spirometry: The Controversial Race Adjustment Factor

The spirometers utilized by physicians to assess lung volume automatically apply “adjustments” for the individual’s ethnicity. Lundy Braun, an academic in medical science at Brown University, has conducted a comprehensive review of the studies supporting race adjustments and discovered that ethnicity is infrequently defined or thoughtfully evaluated. The findings, published in the European Respiratory Journal, prompt significant inquiries regarding the role of ethnicity in medical studies.


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