Spirometry in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7574, 2006, Pages 870-871

  Poels, Patrick J P ^a   Schermer, Tjard R J ^a   Van Weel, Chris ^a   Calverley, Peter M A ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33750593705     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38987.478727.80     Document Type: Editorial

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