Chronic airflow limitation and its relation to respiratory symptoms among ever-smokers and never-smokers: a cross-sectional study

Chronic airflow limitation and its relation to respiratory symptoms among ever-smokers and never-smokers: a cross-sectional study

Background The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is based on the presence of persistent respiratory symptoms and chronic airflow limitation (CAL). CAL is based on the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s to forced vital capacity (FEV1:FVC) after bronchodilation, and FEV1:FVC les...

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Main Authors: Per Wollmer, Viktor Hamrefors, Kjell Torén, Anders Blomberg, Göran Bergström, Jan Engvall, Maria Eriksson, Martin Sandelin, Hanan A Tanash, Carl Johan Östgren, Eva Lindberg, Christer Janson, Linus Schioler, Anne Lindberg, Anders Andersson, Annelie F Behndig, David Kylhammar, Anders Lindén, Andrei Malinovschi, Hans Lennart Persson, Jonas Eriksson Ström, Jenny Vikgren, C. Magnus Sköld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000600.full

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