Can spirometric norms be set using pre- or post- bronchodilator test results in older people?

Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is defined by post-bronchodilator spirometry. Data on “normal values” come predominantly from pre-bronchodilator spirometry. The effects of this on diagnosis are unknown. Methods Lower limits of normal (LLN) were estimated from “normal” partici...
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Kato, Bernet [verfasserIn]

Gulsvik, Amund

Vollmer, William

Janson, Christer

Studnika, Michael

Buist, Sonia

Burney, Peter

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Englisch

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2012

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Normal values

BOLD study

European population

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© Kato et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (

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Enthalten in: Respiratory research - London : BioMed Central, 2001, 13(2012), 1 vom: 16. Nov.

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volume:13 ; year:2012 ; number:1 ; day:16 ; month:11

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/1465-9921-13-102

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SPR028515080

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