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Editorial
. 2023 Aug 15;208(4):356-357.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202306-1082ED.

Postbronchodilator Reference Values: Should They Be the Norm?

Lewis J Smith  1
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Editorial

Postbronchodilator Reference Values: Should They Be the Norm?

Lewis J Smith. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Consequences of Using Post- or Prebronchodilator Reference Values in Interpreting Spirometry.
    Malinovschi A, Zhou X, Andersson A, Backman H, Bake B, Blomberg A, Caidahl K, Eriksson MJ, Eriksson Ström J, Hamrefors V, Hjelmgren O, Janson C, Karimi R, Kylhammar D, Lindberg A, Lindberg E, Liv P, Olin AC, Shalabi A, Sköld CM, Sundström J, Tanash H, Torén K, Wollmer P, Zaigham S, Östgren CJ, Engvall JE. Malinovschi A, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Aug 15;208(4):461-471. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202212-2341OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023. PMID: 37339507

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