Predicting an accelerated lung function decline in smokers: is there a proper threshold?
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Predicting an accelerated lung function decline in smokers: is there a proper threshold?
We read, with very much interest, the publication by AKKERMANS et al. [1] in the European Respiratory Journal. In this study they reanalysed data from the first Lung Health Study by forming four groups, based on the forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ,0.70 or ,5th percentile, according to the LMS (lambda, mu, sigma) approach. However, we do have some remarks conc...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00086713