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Does training respiratory physicians in clinical respiratory physiology and interpretation of pulmonary function tests improve core knowledge?

Maxime PatoutL SeséT GilleB CoiffardS KorzeniewskiE LhuillierA PradelC TardifA ChambellanC StrausS MateckiT PerezL ThibervilleA Didier
Published in: Thorax (2017)
Lung function tests have a major role in respiratory medicine. Training in lung function tests is variable within the European Union. In this study, we have shown that an internship in a lung function tests laboratory significantly improved the technical and diagnostic skills of French respiratory trainees.
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