Difficulties in the interpretation of lung function tests in the diagnosis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 657-660

  Raghunath, Anan S ^a,b   Innes, Andrew ^a,c   Norfolk, Linda ^b   Hannant, Maureen ^c   Greene, Tim ^d   Greenstone, Mike ^a,e   Morice, Alyn H ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Marmaduke Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Church View Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^d East Riding Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^e CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Diagnosis; Primary care; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33750924086     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900600925221     Document Type: Article

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