Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Gupta RP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4531305 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gupta R P RP Perez-Padilla R R Marks G G Vollmer W W Menezes A A Burney P P
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 20140801 8
<h4>Setting</h4>The use of different spirometric definitions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has made an informative review of the available prevalence surveys impossible.<h4>Objective</h4>To derive adjustment factors that allow the comparison of studies using different spirometric criteria.<h4>Methods</h4>Pre- and post-bronchodilator one-second forced expiratory volume (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) values were taken from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) su ...[more]