Effect of a New Spirometric Reference Equation on the Interpretation of Spirometric Patterns and Disease Severity |
Oh, Yeon-Mok
(Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Hong, Sang-Bum (Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Shim, Tae Sun (Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lim, Chae-Man (Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Koh, Younsuck (Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Woo Sung (Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Dong-Soon (Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Won Dong (Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Young Sam (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Lee, Sang Do (Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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