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Peak flow may be useful in screening for COPD in the absence of spirometry
  1. A Bhowmik
  1. London Chest Hospital, London A.Bhowmik@qmul.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.58.12.1057

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    This short paper analysed data from the third National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES III). A total of 3874 subjects aged 50–90 years were included and their percentage predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio, peak flow rate (PEF), …

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