Spirometry: An essential tool for screening, case-finding, and diagnosis of COPD

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-130

  Sims, Erika J ^a,b   Price, David ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Real Life Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CASE FINDING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSPIROMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; TRAINING; VALIDITY;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84862646832     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2012.00046     Document Type: Editorial

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