Comparison of the Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosed by Lower Limit of Normal and Fixed Ratio Criteria

The Global Initiative of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines define chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in subjects with FEV(1)/FVC <0.7. However, the use of this fixed ratio may result in over-diagnosis of COPD in the elderly, especially with mild degree of COPD. The lowe...

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Main Authors: Hwang, Yong Il, Kim, Chang Hwan, Kang, Hye-Ryun, Shin, Taerim, Park, Sang Myeon, Jang, Seung Hun, Park, Yong Bum, Kim, Cheol Hong, Kim, Dong-Gyu, Lee, Myung Goo, Hyun, In-Gyu, Jung, Ki-Suck
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2009
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719218/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19654942
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.621
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