New spirometry interpretation algorithm: Primary care respiratory alliance of Canada approach

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1148-1152

  D'Urzo, Anthony D ^a,f   Tamari, Itamar ^a,f   Bouchard, Jacques ^b,c,d,f   Jhirad, Reuven ^a,f   Jugovic, Pieter ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Centre Hospitalier de la Malbaie   (Canada)

^d Toronto East General Hospital ^*

^e TORONTO EAST GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f Primary Care Respiratory Alliance of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; CANADA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054715577     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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