GOLD guidelines 2011: What are the implications for primary care?

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 437-441

  Gruffydd Jones, Kevin ^a,b  

^a Box Surgery Box ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD; GOLD; Guidelines; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84870866845     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2012.00058     Document Type: Article

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