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Altitude and COPD prevalence: analysis of the PREPOCOL-PLATINO-BOLD-EPI-SCAN study
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Background COPD prevalence is highly variable and geographical altitude has been linked to it, yet with conflicting results. We aimed to investigate this association, considering well known risk factors. Methods A pooled analysis of individual data from the PREPOCOL-PLATINO-BOLD-EPI-SCAN studies was used to disentangle the population effect of geographical altitude on COPD prevalence. Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC below the lower limit of normal defined airfl... Expand abstract
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- Peer reviewed
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- BioMed Central
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- Respiratory Research More from this journal
- Volume:
- 18
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- 162
- Publication date:
- 2017-08-23
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-08-13
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1465-993X
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- 2017
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