Prediction of COPD by the single-breath nitrogen test and various respiratory symptoms

Jan Olofson, Björn Bake, Bengt Bergman, Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren, Kurt Svärdsudd

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (3) 00383-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00383-2021
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Airway diseases

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