What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease anyway?: Continua, categories, cut points, and moving beyond spirometry

Editorial

Stephen I Rennard et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013.

. 2013 May 15;187(10):1036-7.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201212-2321ED.

No abstract available

Comment in

Getting the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease correct.
Miller MR. Miller MR. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jan 15;189(2):228-9. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201306-1047LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014. PMID: 24428651 No abstract available.
Patients are hurt by a false diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Enright P. Enright P. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jan 15;189(2):229. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201306-1117LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014. PMID: 24428652 No abstract available.
Reply: correctly defining criteria for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease matters.
Rennard S, Vestbo J, Agustí A. Rennard S, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jan 15;189(2):230-1. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201307-1396LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014. PMID: 24428653 No abstract available.
Correctly defining criteria for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease matters.
Quanjer PH. Quanjer PH. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jan 15;189(2):230. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201306-1031LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014. PMID: 24428654 No abstract available.