Comparison of the Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosed by Lower Limit of Normal and Fixed Ratio Criteria

The Global Initiative of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines define chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in subjects with FEV(1)/FVC <0.7. However, the use of this fixed ratio may result in over-diagnosis of COPD in the elderly, especially with mild degree of COPD. The lowe...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Yong Il, Kim, Chang Hwan, Kang, Hye-Ryun, Shin, Taerim, Park, Sang Myeon, Jang, Seung Hun, Park, Yong Bum, Kim, Cheol Hong, Kim, Dong-Gyu, Lee, Myung Goo, Hyun, In-Gyu, Jung, Ki-Suck
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19654942
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.621

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19654942
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.621

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