Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.

Material from 2008:

3952 Abstracts
658 Slide presentations
316 Webcasts
96 Handouts
1824 e-posters
316 Multimedia files

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Defining COPD using the "fixed ratio" (FEV1/FVC <0.70) – pro and con

Symposium
Chairs: J. Vestbo (Hvidovre, Denmark), P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway)
Aims: The audience will have a better understanding of the physiological criteria of COPD.

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Implications of using the fixed ratio in diagnosing COPD in the elderly J. Hardie (Paradis, Norway)
The fixed ratio is RELEVANT for identifying COPD K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
The fixed ratio is NOT RELEVANT for identifying COPD A. Gulsvik (Bergen, Norway)