Improvement of forced vital capacity in obese children during summer camping.
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1992-12
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Twenty-one obese children who attended a 4-week summer camping in Siriraj Hospital were evaluated for their lung function before and after camping. Twelve out of 21 children (57%) were found to have restrictive lung before camping. Of these 12 children, 6 of them (50%) had improvement of lung function, whereas 4 out of those with abnormal lung function (33%) had normal lung function after campings.
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Forced vital capacity, Obese children, Summer camping
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Susiva C, Jirapinyo P, Kerdsomnuk S, Chavalittiamrong B. Improvement of forced vital capacity in obese children during summer camping. Siriraj Medical Journal, 1992 Dec; 44(12): 963-968.