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Pre- and post-bronchodilator airway obstruction are associated with similar clinical characteristics but different prognosis – report from a population-based study

INTRODUCTION: According to guidelines, the diagnosis of COPD should be confirmed by post-bronchodilator (post-BD) airway obstruction on spirometry; however, in clinical practice, this is not always performed. The aim of this population-based study was to compare clinical characteristics and prognosi...

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Autores principales: Sawalha, Sami, Hedman, Linnea, Rönmark, Eva, Lundbäck, Bo, Lindberg, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28490870
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S127923