"GOLD or lower limit of normal definition? a comparison with expert-based diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a prospective cohort-study"

"GOLD or lower limit of normal definition? a comparison with expert-based diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a prospective cohort-study"

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) defines COPD as a fixed post-bronchodilator ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) below 0.7. Age-dependent cut-off values...

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Main Authors: Güder Gülmisal, Brenner Susanne, Angermann Christiane E, Ertl Georg, Held Matthias, Sachs Alfred P, Lammers Jan-Willem, Zanen Pieter, Hoes Arno W, Störk Stefan, Rutten Frans H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
COPD diagnosis
lower limit of normal
GOLD
validation
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/13/1/13

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