1. Letter to the Editor, International Journal of COPD [Letter]
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Miller M, Cooper BG, and Stanojevic S
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spirometry ,interpretation ,copd ,Diseases of the respiratory system ,RC705-779 - Abstract
Martin Miller,1 Brendan G Cooper,2 Sanja Stanojevic3 1Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; 2Lung Function and Sleep, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK; 3Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, CanadaCorrespondence: Brendan G CooperLung Function and Sleep, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2GW, UKTel +44 121 371 3890Email Brendan.Cooper@uhb.nhs.uk We read the paper by Llordés et al1 with some interest. The results from this small study are interesting but the analysis and conclusion seem to be at odds with the data. The authors consider a COPD diagnosis by both lower limit of normal (LLN) and the fixed ratio (FR), that is FEV1/FVC
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- 2020