Managing asthma in the outpatient clinic – Can the FEV1/FVC indicate when to do a reversibility test?

C. Porsbjerg, A. Sverrild, L. Stensen, B. Nybo Jensen, B. Vibeke (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Lung function tests in monitoring airway diseases
Session: Lung function tests in monitoring airway diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2258
Disease area: Airway diseases

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C. Porsbjerg, A. Sverrild, L. Stensen, B. Nybo Jensen, B. Vibeke (Copenhagen, Denmark). Managing asthma in the outpatient clinic – Can the FEV1/FVC indicate when to do a reversibility test?. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2258

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