… The prevalence of GOLD defined COPD was 14.3%, twice as high as in our study. However,
to fulfil the GOLD criteria, reversibility testing should have been performed in all subjects …

… an acceptable reversibility test. One … reversibility testing becomes increasingly difficult
with age, reliable data are obtained in a vast majority (94%) of subjects in our community study…

… study was to evaluate the diagnostic role of BD reversibility … in the definition of reversibility
and perhaps also by the type … definition of reversibility similar to that in the present study and …

… Our study has confirmed that there is wide variation in the methods used to assess and interpret
reversibility … reliable recommendations for community assessments in general practice? …

… The objective of this cross-sectional study of a general population was to examine how a
salbutamol reversibility test … In a community study in Tucson, Arizona, applying a reversibility …

… 21 In this study we examined the reliability of the bronchodilator response in moderate to
severe COPD defined as “poorly reversible” disease by one set of criteria and have related it to …

… The aim of this study was to assess the effect of age on early reversibility testing (ERT) in
patients with asthma. Forty-nine nonsmokers with asthma were investigated. In all cases, …

Bronchodilator reversibility (BDR) is often used as a diagnostic test for adult asthma. However,
there has been limited assessment of its diagnostic utility. We aimed to determine the …

… The aim of our study was to test the feasibility of carrying out spirometry and, if appropriate,
reversibility testing, to identify patients with COPD in patients aged 50 years and over on …

… BOLD is a community-based study conducted to provide a high… This is contrary to what
bronchodilator reversibility testing is … Finally, the dose of salbutamol used in this study (200 μg) …