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- 2018
Spirometric Values of Greek People and Comparison with ECSC and GLI Values in COPD PeopleDOI: 10.2174/1874306401812010029 Keywords: COPD, GOLD classification, GLI equations, ECSC equations, FVC, FEVI Abstract: During the past few years, the use of criteria introduced by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) is recommended for the diagnosis and classification of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD),taking into account the values of a Forced Expiratory Volume In 1 second (FEV1) and a Forced Expiratory Volume In 1 second (FEV1) to Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) ratio. In Europe, the reference values of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), that were originally developed in 1993 are still used
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