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Can spirometric norms be set using pre- or post- bronchodilator test results in older people?
BACKGROUND: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is defined by post-bronchodilator spirometry. Data on “normal values” come predominantly from pre-bronchodilator spirometry. The effects of this on diagnosis are unknown. METHODS: Lower limits of normal (LLN) were estimated from “normal” parti...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3570335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23157675 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-13-102 |