Irreversible airways obstruction on spirometry, does it equate to a diagnosis of COPD?

D. Wat, S. Haines, L. Lukehirst, J. McWean, O. Hampson, K. Mohan (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Going with the flow: assessment and evaluation of airway function and its role in patient management
Disease area: Airway diseases

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D. Wat, S. Haines, L. Lukehirst, J. McWean, O. Hampson, K. Mohan (Liverpool, United Kingdom). Irreversible airways obstruction on spirometry, does it equate to a diagnosis of COPD?. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 1133

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