What is the impact of different spirometric criteria on the prevalence of spirometrically defined COPD and its comorbidities? Results from the population-based KORA study

Stefan Karrasch,1–3 Irene Brüske,1 Maia P Smith,1 Barbara Thorand,4 Cornelia Huth,4,5 Karl-Heinz Ladwig,4 Florian Kronenberg,6 Joachim Heinrich,1,7 Rolf Holle,8 Annette Peters,4 Holger Schulz1,7 1Institute of Epidemiology I, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Cen...

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Main Authors: Karrasch S, Brüske I, Smith MP, Thor, B, Huth C, Ladwig KH, Kronenberg F, Heinrich J, Holle R, Peters A, Schulz H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/what-is-the-impact-of-different-spirometric-criteria-on-the-prevalence-peer-reviewed-article-COPD