Isolated small airways obstruction predicts future chronic airflow obstruction: a multinational longitudinal study

Isolated small airways obstruction predicts future chronic airflow obstruction: a multinational longitudinal study

Background Chronic airflow obstruction is a key characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We investigated whether isolated small airways obstruction is associated with chronic airflow obstruction later in life.Methods We used longitudinal data from 3957 participants of the multination...

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Main Authors: Andre F S Amaral, Thorarinn Gislason, Frits Franssen, Cosetta Minelli, James Potts, Christer Janson, Rune Nielsen, Andrei Malinovschi, Padukudru Anand Mahesh, Jaymini Patel, Meriam Denguezli, Parvaiz Koul, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Peter GJ Burney, Rana Ahmed, Sonia Buist, Ben Knox-Brown, Dhiraj Agarwal, Valentina Quintero Santofimio, Najlaa Mohammed Abass, Jayaraj BS, Sanjay K Juvekar, Stefanni Nonna M Paraguas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/10/1/e002056.full

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