Guidelines and the diagnosis of COPD

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 734-

  Keaney, Niall ^a   Kay, Andrea ^a   Taylor, Ian ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUCOSE;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 65249180683     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.179.8.734     Document Type: Letter

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