The Effect of a Post-Bronchodilator FEV 1 /FVC < 0.7 on COPD Diagnosis and Treatment: A Regression Discontinuity Design.
Alexander T MoffettScott D HalpernGary E WeissmanPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
/FVC < 0.7 has only a small effect on the probability that a clinician will make a guideline-concordant diagnosis of COPD and has no effect on corresponding treatment decisions.