Lost in interpretation: should the highest VC value be used to calculate the FEV1/VC ratio?
Spyridon FortisDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAAirflow obstruction or obstructive ventilatory defect (OVD) is defined as low forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) to vital capacity (VC) ratio. VC can...
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Dove Medical Press
2016-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of COPD |
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| Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/lost-in-interpretation-should-the-highest-vc-value-be-used-to-calculat-peer-reviewed-article-COPD |