Effectiveness of adding a peak flow meter for the identification of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in real-world clinical practice
Abstract Peak expiratory flow (PEF) measurement is useful for detecting moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to validate its combined effectiveness with a questionnaire and to determine appropriate cutoff values in Japan. Outpatients aged ≥ 60 years with a smoki...
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| Main Author: | Hideki Ikeda |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03708-8 |
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