COPD case finding by spirometry in high-risk customers of urban community pharmacies: A pilot study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 839-845

  Castillo, D ^a,f   Guayta, R ^b   Giner, J ^c   Burgos, F ^d,f   Capdevila, C ^b   Soriano, J B ^e,f   Barau, M ^b   Casan, P ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Official College of Pharmacists of Barcelona (COFB)   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^e Program of Epidemiology and Clinical Research   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case finding; Community pharmacies; COPD; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SPIROMETRY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67349208857     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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