Use of the Spirometric “Fixed-Ratio” Underdiagnoses COPD in African-Americans in a Longitudinal Cohort Study

By sjmartinez • April 19, 2023

Regan EA, Lowe ME, Make BJ, Curtis JL, Chen QG, Cho MH, Crooks JL, Lowe KE, Wilson C, O'Brien JK, Oates GR, Baldomero AK, Kinney GL, Young KA, Diaz AA, Bhatt SP, McCormack MC, Hansel NN, Kim V, Richmond NE, Westney GE, Foreman MG, Conrad DJ, DeMeo DL, Hoth KF, Amaza H, Balasubramanian A, Kallet J, Watts S, Hanania NA, Hokanson J, Beaty TH, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Casaburi R, Wise R. Use of the Spirometric "Fixed-Ratio" Underdiagnoses COPD in African-Americans in a Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Apr 18. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08185-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37072532.

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