Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Family Physician

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-92

  Stephens, Mark B ^a   Yew, Kenneth S ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ANAMNESIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 49849084275     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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