Fulfilling the promise of primary care spirometry

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-10

  Calverley, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONOLOGY; STANDARD;

ASTHMA; EUROPE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 45849148918     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00124507     Document Type: Editorial

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