Fixed Ratio versus Lower Limit of Normality for Diagnosing COPD in Primary Care: Long-Term Follow-Up of EGARPOC Study

PURPOSE: The best criterion for diagnosing airway obstruction in COPD, fixed ratio (FR: FEV1/FVC<0.7) or lower limit of normality (LLN), remains controversial. We compared the long-term evolution of COPD patients according to the initial obstruction criteria. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 2005 an...

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Autores principales: Llordés, Montserrat, Jaen, Angeles, Zurdo, Elba, Roca, Montserrat, Vazquez, Inmaculada, Almagro, Pere
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32606649
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S250720

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