Can we use pre-bronchodilator spirometry to define post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction?

Alessandro Marcon (Verona, Italy), Alessandro Marcon, Josep M. Anto, Isa Cerveri, Thorarinn Gislason, Joachim Heinrich, Christer Janson, Deborah Jarvis, Nino Kuenzli, Benedicte Leynaert, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Cecilie Svanes, Kjell Toren, Joost Weyler, Jan-Paul Zock, Peter Burney, Roberto De Marco

Source: International Congress 2015 – Epidemiology of respiratory disease
Session: Epidemiology of respiratory disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5065
Disease area: Airway diseases

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