The absence of dyspnoea, cough and wheezing: A reason for undiagnosed airflow obstruction?

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 136, Issue 27-28, 2006, Pages 425-433

  D'Andiran, Gérald ^a,b   Schindler, Christian ^c   Leuenberger, Philippe ^d  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b University of Basel ^*

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Airflow obstruction, undiagnosed airflow obstruction; Asthma; Asymptomatic; Chronic obstruction; Perception; Pulmonary disease; Respiratory system abnormalities; Screening; Spirometry; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHEEZING;

EID: 33746853436     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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