Obstructive and restrictive spirometric patterns: Fixed cut-offs for FEV1/FEV6 and FEV6

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 378-383

  Vandevoorde, Jan ^a   Verbanck, S ^a   Schuermans, D ^a   Kartounian, J ^a   Vincken, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Forced expiratory volume in six seconds; Pulmonary function testing; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME IN SIX SECONDS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 31844435612     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00036005     Document Type: Article

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