Diagnostic accuracy of primary care asthma/COPD working hypotheses, a real life study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1158-1163

  Lucas, Annelies E ^a   Smeenk, Frank J ^a   Smeele, Ivo J ^a   Van Schayck, Onno P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Diagnosis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

ASTHMA; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84862552998     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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