Clinical characteristics of airway impairment assessed by impulse oscillometry in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the ECOPD study in China

Abstract Background The role of airway impairment assessed by impulse oscillometry (IOS) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the proportion and clinical characteristics of airway impairment assessed by IOS across COPD...

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Main Authors: Lifei Lu, Jieqi Peng, Fan Wu, Huajing Yang, Youlan Zheng, Zhishan Deng, Ningning Zhao, Cuiqiong Dai, Shan Xiao, Xiang Wen, Jianwu Xu, Xiaohui Wu, Kunning Zhou, Pixin Ran, Yumin Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02311-z