What is the impact of different spirometric criteria on the prevalence of spirometrically defined COPD and its comorbidities? Results from the population-based KORA study

BACKGROUND: There is an ongoing debate about the appropriate spirometric criterion for airway obstruction to detect COPD. Furthermore, the association of different criteria with comorbidity prevalence and inflammatory biomarkers in advanced age is unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Spirometry was perfo...

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Autores principales: Karrasch, Stefan, Brüske, Irene, Smith, Maia P, Thorand, Barbara, Huth, Cornelia, Ladwig, Karl-Heinz, Kronenberg, Florian, Heinrich, Joachim, Holle, Rolf, Peters, Annette, Schulz, Holger
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27574413
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S104529

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27574413
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S104529

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