Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in Predicting Emphysema in Ever-Smokers

Emphysema is largely an under-diagnosed medical condition that can exist in smokers in the absence of airway obstruction. We aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in assessing emphysema using quantitative CT scans as the reference standard. We enrolled...

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Autores principales: Hesselbacher, Sean E., Ross, Robert, Schabath, Matthew B., Smith, E. O’Brian, Perusich, Sarah, Barrow, Nadia, Smithwick, Pamela, Mammen, Manoj J., Coxson, Harvey, Krowchuk, Natasha, Corry, David B., Kheradmand, Farrah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21655122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8051324

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