D'Armiento, Jeanine M; Scharf, Steven M; Roth, Michael D; Connett, John E; Ghio, Andrew; Sternberg, David; Goldin, Jonathan G; Louis, Thomas A; Mao, Jenny T; O'Connor, George T; Ramsdell, Joe W; Ries, Andrew L; Schluger, Neil W; Sciurba, Frank C; Skeans, Melissa A; Voelker, Helen; Walter, Robert E; Wendt, Christine H; Weinmann, Gail G; Wise, Robert A; Foronjy, Robert F
(BioMed Central, 2009-11-19)
BACKGROUND. The major marker utilized to monitor COPD patients is forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). However, asingle measurement of FEV1 cannot reliably predict subsequent decline. Recent studies indicate that ...
