Knowledge and use of office spirometry for the detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by primary care physicians

Respiratory Care

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1639-1648

  Kaminsky, David A ^a   Marcy, Theodore W ^a   Bachand, Mark ^a   Irvin, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Primary care; Screening; Spirometry; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; SPIROMETRY; UNCERTAINTY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33644877002     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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