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Clinical Relevance of Fixed Ratio vs Lower Limit of Normal of FEV1/FVC in COPD: Patient-Reported Outcomes From the CanCOLD Cohort

Wouter van Dijk, Wan Tan, Pei Li, Best Guo, Summer Li, Andrea Benedetti, Jean Bourbeau and CanCOLD Study Group
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2015, 13 (1) 41-48; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1714
Wouter van Dijk
1Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
2Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Wan Tan
3UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Providence Heart and Lung Institute, University of British Columbia, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Pei Li
2Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Best Guo
3UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Providence Heart and Lung Institute, University of British Columbia, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Summer Li
3UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Providence Heart and Lung Institute, University of British Columbia, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Andrea Benedetti
2Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Jean Bourbeau
2Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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vol. 13 no. 1 41-48
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1714
PubMed 
25583891

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication April 15, 2014
  • Revision received August 26, 2014
  • Accepted for publication September 5, 2014
  • Published online January 12, 2015.

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  1. Wouter van Dijk, MD, PhD1,2,
  2. Wan Tan, MD3,*,
  3. Pei Li, MsC2,
  4. Best Guo, MsC3,
  5. Summer Li, MsC3,
  6. Andrea Benedetti, PhD2,
  7. Jean Bourbeau, MD2⇑*,
  8. CanCOLD Study Group†
  1. 1Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
  2. 2Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  3. 3UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Providence Heart and Lung Institute, University of British Columbia, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Jean Bourbeau, MD, Montreal Chest Institute, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, 3650 Saint-Urbain St, Montreal (Quebec) H2X 2P4 Canada, jean.bourbeau{at}mcgill.ca

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