Comparison of spirometric thresholds in diagnosing smoking-related airflow obstruction: authors' response

Thorax. 2014 Dec;69(12):1147-8. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206123. Epub 2014 Sep 9.

Authors

Surya P Bhatt¹, George R Washko², Mark T Dransfield¹, Jessica C Sieren³, John D Newell Jr³, Eric A Hoffman³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

PMID: 25205585
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206123

No abstract available

Keywords: COPD epidemiology.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Airway Obstruction / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Emphysema / diagnosis*
Smoking / adverse effects*
Spirometry / methods*

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