Do family physicians' records fit guideline diagnosed COPD?

Family Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Albers, Mieke ^a   Schermer, Tjard ^a   Molema, Johan ^a   Kloek, Carien ^a   Akkermans, Reinier ^a   Heijdra, Yvonne ^a   van Weel, Chris ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Early diagnosis; Family medicine; Guideline

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62849104598     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp005     Document Type: Article

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