Determination of the efficacy of FEV6 as a surrogate for FVC in the diagnostic screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through the comparison of FEV1/FVC and FEV1/FEV6 ratios

Lundgren, Fernando Luiz Cavalcanti; Cabral, Marília Montenegro; Clímaco, Danielle Cristina Silva; Macedo, Liana Gonçalves de; Coelho, Marta de Andrade Lima; Dias
, Ana Lúcia Pereira Lima Alves

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Determination of the efficacy of FEV6 as a surrogate for FVC in the diagnostic screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through the comparison of FEV1/FVC and FEV1/FEV6 ratios

Determinação da eficiência do VEF6 como substituto da CVF na triagem diagnóstica da doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica através da comparação entre as relações VEF1/CVF e VEF1/VEF6

Fernando Luiz Cavalcanti Lundgren, Marília Montenegro Cabral, Danielle Cristina Silva Clímaco, Liana Gonçalves de Macedo, Marta de Andrade Lima Coelho, Ana Lúcia Pereira Lima Alves Dias

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Lundgren FLC, Cabral MM, Clímaco DCS, Macedo LG, Coelho MAL, Dias ALPLA. Determination of the efficacy of FEV6 as a surrogate for FVC in the diagnostic screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through the comparison of FEV1/FVC and FEV1/FEV6 ratios . J Bras Pneumol. 2007;33(2):148-151