Postbronchodilator (PBD) FEV1/FVC < 0.7 not always indicates irreversible airway obstruction

S. Ina, L. Bernd, K. Bernhard, S. Lea, S. Michael (Salzburg, Austria)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Miscellaneous epidemiological aspects of respiratory disease
Session: Miscellaneous epidemiological aspects of respiratory disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3703
Disease area: Airway diseases

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