Bronchodilator reversibility testing in COPD

[...]the reported bronchodilator responses are subject to the error that can result from regression to the mean. 2 The error can be minimised by relating the change to the mean level instead of the initial level, and it would be reassuring to see the data expressed in this form.

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Published in:Thorax 2004-02, Vol.59 (2), p.178-9; author reply 179
Main Author: Cotes, J E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bronchodilator
Bronchodilator Agents
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Forced Expiratory Volume - drug effects
Humans
Letters to the Editor
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology
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Summary:[...]the reported bronchodilator responses are subject to the error that can result from regression to the mean. 2 The error can be minimised by relating the change to the mean level instead of the initial level, and it would be reassuring to see the data expressed in this form.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thorax.2003.014712