Spirometry in primary care: Is it good enough to face demands like World COPD Day?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 725-727

  Schermer, T ^a   Eaton, T ^b   Pauwels, R ^c   van Weel, C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0242467579     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00075203     Document Type: Editorial

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