Clinical characteristics of patients newly diagnosed with COPD by the fixed ratio and lower limit of normal criteria: a cross-sectional analysis of the TargetCOPD trial

BACKGROUND: Consensus on the definition of airflow obstruction to diagnose COPD remains unresolved. METHODS: We undertook systematic case finding for COPD in primary care using the fixed ratio (FR) criterion (forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity [FEV(1)/FVC] <0.7) for defining ai...

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Published in:Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
Main Authors: Miller, Martin R, Haroon, Shamil, Jordan, Rachel E, Sitch, Alice J, Dickens, Andrew P, Enocson, Alexandra, Fitzmaurice, David A, Adab, Peymané
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016600/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29950827
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S146914
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