Implications of reversibility testing on prevalence and risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a community study

Background: The Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has defined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a post-bronchodilator ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity (FEV(1)/FVC) of <0.7. In the first general population based study to apply...

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Main Authors: Johannessen, A, Omenaas, E, Bakke, P, Gulsvik, A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2005
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1747202/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16085729
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.2005.043943
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