Defining airflow obstruction

Abstract

Our paper investigated airflow obstruction (AFO) in never-smokers in the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) [1]. We presented prevalence of AFO overall, by age and sex, and by region according to both fixed ratio (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) <0.7) and lower limit of normal (LLN) criteria (FEV1/FVC

Authors

Smith M; Kurmi O

Journal

European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 563–564

Publisher

European Respiratory Society (ERS)

Publication Date

February 1, 2015

DOI

10.1183/09031936.00207014

ISSN

0903-1936

Associated Experts

Om Kurmi

Assistant Professor (Part-Time), FHSMED

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