Spirometric screening: Does it work?

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 834-835

  Mannimo, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY;

HUMANS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33749999557     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.061317     Document Type: Editorial

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