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Three or 5 FVC maneuvers

Reproducibility of FEV1, FVC, PEF, MEF50

Reproducibility of pulmonary function indices is not improved by requiring 5 instead of 3 correctly performed forced vital capacity maneuvers. Also, 5 correctly performed FVC maneuvers may occasionally be too demanding for the patient.

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