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Increased Accuracy After Adjustment of Spirometry Threshold for Diagnosing COPD Based on Pre-Bronchodilator FEV1/FVC

Thomas Kronborg, Stine Hangaard, Simon Lebech Cichosz and Ole Hejlesen
Respiratory Care January 2019, 64 (1) 85-90; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06148
Thomas Kronborg
Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
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Stine Hangaard
Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
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Simon Lebech Cichosz
Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
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Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
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