Bronchodilator reversibility as a diagnostic test for adult asthma: findings from the population-based Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study

Bronchodilator reversibility as a diagnostic test for adult asthma: findings from the population-based Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study

Bronchodilator reversibility (BDR) is often used as a diagnostic test for adult asthma. However, there has been limited assessment of its diagnostic utility. We aimed to determine the discriminatory accuracy of common BDR cut-offs in the context of current asthma and asthma–COPD overlap (ACO) in a m...

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Main Authors: Daniel J. Tan, Caroline J. Lodge, Adrian J. Lowe, Dinh S. Bui, Gayan Bowatte, David P. Johns, Garun S. Hamilton, Paul S. Thomas, Michael J. Abramson, E. Haydn Walters, Jennifer L. Perret, Shyamali C. Dharmage
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Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2021-02-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/1/00042-2020.full

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