Definition of COPD: based on evidence or opinion?
- 29 February 2008
- journal article
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal
- Vol. 31 (3) , 681-682
- https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00154307
Abstract
In 1986, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) first suggested a fixed ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) 1/FVC, without recommending any numerical cut-off point.Keywords
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