The natural history of chronic airflow obstruction.

A prospective epidemiological study of the early stages of the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was performed on London working men. The findings showed that forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) falls gradually over a lifetime, but in most non-smokers and many smokers cl...

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Main Authors: Fletcher, C, Peto, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1977