Maximal Voluntary Ventilation (MVV, Maximal Breathing Capacity)
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Description: | The Maximal Voluntary Ventilation, or MVV(F), is the maximal volume expelled in 12 seconds of forced breathing. It is also called the maximal breathing capacity (MBC). |
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