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Diagnostic value of post-bronchodilator pulmonary function testing to distinguish between stable, moderate to severe COPD and asthma
OBJECTIVE: The GOLD guidelines suggest that the presence of a post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)) < 80% of the predicted value in combination with a FEV(1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) < 70% confirms the diagnosis of COPD. Limited data exist regarding the accurac...
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Dove Medical Press
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19281083 |