Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry

American Family Physician

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 861-862

  Lin, Kenneth W ^a   Finnell, Val W ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; SPIROMETRY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 70350447691     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Lin K, Watkins B, Johnson T, Rodriguez JA, Barton MB. Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry: summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(7):535-543.
2. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry: recommendation statement. Rockville, Md.: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ uspstf08/copd/copdrs.htm. Accessed August 4, 2009.