Fixed FEV(1)/FVC ratio <0.7 for identifying airflow limitation: not a good idea in occupational settings

Occup Environ Med. 2012 Mar;69(3):227. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100365. Epub 2011 Oct 28.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants, Occupational / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metallurgy*
  • Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Air Pollutants, Occupational