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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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