Can spirometric norms be set using pre- or post- bronchodilator test results in older people?

BACKGROUND: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is defined by post-bronchodilator spirometry. Data on “normal values” come predominantly from pre-bronchodilator spirometry. The effects of this on diagnosis are unknown. METHODS: Lower limits of normal (LLN) were estimated from “normal” parti...

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Main Authors: Kato, Bernet, Gulsvik, Amund, Vollmer, William, Janson, Christer, Studnika, Michael, Buist, Sonia, Burney, Peter
Format: Artigo
Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: BioMed Central 2012
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Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3570335/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23157675
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-13-102
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