Defining airways obstruction – fixed ratio versus lower limit of normal

B. Lamprecht, L. Schirnhofer, B. Kaiser, M. Studnicka (Salzburg, Austria)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Management of COPD: pushing forward the boundaries in primary care
Session: Management of COPD: pushing forward the boundaries in primary care
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 389
Disease area: Airway diseases

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