Early Evidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Obscured by Race-Specific Prediction Equations

By sjmartinez • January 3, 2024

Regan EA, Lowe ME, Make BJ, Curtis JL, Chen QG, Crooks JL, Wilson C, Oates GR, Gregg RW, Baldomero AK, Bhatt SP, Diaz AA, Benos PV, O'Brien JK, Young KA, Kinney GL, Conrad DJ, Lowe KE, DeMeo DL, Non A, Cho MH, Kallet J, Foreman MG, Westney GE, Hoth K, MacIntyre NR, Hanania NA, Wolfe A, Amaza H, Han M, Beaty TH, Hansel NN, McCormack MC, Balasubramanian A, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Casaburi R, Wise RA. Early Evidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Obscured by Race-Specific Prediction Equations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 1;209(1):59-69. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0444OC. PMID: 37611073.

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