The health impact of undiagnosed airflow obstruction in a national sample of United States adults

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 372-377

  Coultas, David B ^a   Mapel, Douglas ^b   Gagnon, Robert ^b   Lydick, E V A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Airflow obstruction; Health impact; Screening; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0035421663     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.3.2004029     Document Type: Article

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