Lung function decline in relation to diagnostic criteria for airflow obstruction in respiratory symptomatic subjects

Lung function decline in relation to diagnostic criteria for airflow obstruction in respiratory symptomatic subjects

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Current COPD guidelines advocate a fixed < 0.70 FEV1/FVC cutpoint to define airflow obstruction. We compared rate of lung function decline in respiratory symptomatic 40+ subjects who were 'obstructive' or 'non-obstr...

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Main Authors: Akkermans Reinier P, Berrevoets Marvin A, Smeele Ivo J, Lucas Annelies E, Thoonen Bart P, Grootens-Stekelenburg Joke G, Heijdra Yvonne F, van Weel Chris, Schermer Tjard R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Airflow obstruction
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Diagnosis
Lung function decline
Primary care
Spirometry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/12

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