Worldwide patterns of bronchodilator responsiveness: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study

Tan, Wan; Vollmer, William; Lamprecht, Bernd; Mannino, David; Jithoo, Anamika; Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Ewa; Mejza, Filip; Gislason, Thorarinn; Burney, Peter; Buist, A.

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201445

Worldwide patterns of bronchodilator responsiveness: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study

Tan W. C. , Vollmer W. M. , Lamprecht B., Mannino D. M. , Jithoo A., Nizankowska-Mogilnicka E., ...More

THORAX, vol.67, no.8, pp.718-726, 2012 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 67 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201445
Title of Journal : THORAX
Page Numbers: pp.718-726

Abstract

Rationale Criteria for a clinically significant bronchodilator response (BDR) are mainly based on studies in patients with obstructive lung diseases. Little is known about the BDR in healthy general populations, and even less about the worldwide patterns.