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ArticleThe European respiratory journal2026

Joint statement from GOLD/GLI regarding the use of spirometry to define airflow obstruction and diagnose COPD.

David M G Halpin, Sanja Stanojevic, Meredith C McCormack, Dave Singh, David A Kaminsky, Claus F Vogelmeier, Laura Gochicoa-Rangel, Alvar Agusti, Brendan Cooper

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Article in The European respiratory journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

David M G HalpinUniversity of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK d.m.g.halpin@ex.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2009-4406
Sanja StanojevicDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7931-8051
Meredith C McCormackDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Dave SinghManchester University NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
David A KaminskyPulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
Claus F VogelmeierDepartment of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Laura Gochicoa-RangelInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Alvar AgustiCatedra Salud Respiratoria, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3271-3788
Brendan CooperLung Function and Sleep, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMCPMC13084305

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