Fixed FEV1/FVC ratio of 0.70 and risk of under-diagnosis of airflow obstruction among young adults

I. Cerveri, A. G. Corsico, S. Accordini, M. C. Zoia, R. Niniano, E. Ansaldo, N. Künzli, G. Sunyer, D. Jarvis, S. Chinn, C. Janson, P. Burney, E. Pozzi, R. de Marco (Pavia, Verona, Italy; London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Longitudinal and cross sectional risk factors for COPD
Session: Longitudinal and cross sectional risk factors for COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4023
Disease area: Airway diseases

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