Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 8 , Pages 1189-1196, August 2010

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older persons: A comparison of two spirometric definitions

  • Carlos A. Vaz Fragoso

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, West Haven, CT, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Internal Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Mailcode 151B, West Haven, CT 06516, USA. Tel.: +1 203 688 9423; fax: +1 203 688 4209.
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  • John Concato

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, West Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Gail McAvay

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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  • Peter H. Van Ness

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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  • Carolyn L. Rochester

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, West Haven, CT, USA
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  • H. Klar Yaggi

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, West Haven, CT, USA
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  • Thomas M. Gill

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

Received 18 August 2009; accepted 20 October 2009. published online 04 March 2010.

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PII: S0954-6111(10)00048-X

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2009.10.030

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 8 , Pages 1189-1196, August 2010

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