Should FEV1/FEV6 replace FEV/FVC ratio to detect airway obstruction? a metaanalysis

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 991-998

  Jing, Ji Yong ^a   Huang, Tian Cha ^a   Cui, Wei ^a   Xu, Feng ^a   Shen, Hua Hao ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Diagnostic test; FEV1 FEV6; Metaanalysis; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 64749097607     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0723     Document Type: Article

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