Spirometry, questionnaire and electronic medical record based COPD in a population survey: Comparing prevalence, level of agreement and associations with potential risk factors.

Spirometry, questionnaire and electronic medical record based COPD in a population survey: Comparing prevalence, level of agreement and associations with potential risk factors.

BACKGROUND:COPD-diagnosis is confirmed by post-bronchodilator (BD) spirometry. However, epidemiological studies often rely on pre-BD spirometry, self-reports, or medical records. This population-based study aims to determine COPD-prevalence based on four different operational definitions and their l...

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Main Authors: Floor Borlée, C Joris Yzermans, Esmeralda Krop, Bernadette Aalders, Jos Rooijackers, Jan-Paul Zock, Christel E van Dijk, Catharina B M Maassen, François Schellevis, Dick Heederik, Lidwien A M Smit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5342260?pdf=render

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