Over diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an underserved patient population

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 545-549

  Ghattas, Christian ^a   Dai, Allen ^b   Gemmel, David J ^a   Awad, Magdi H ^b  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD; Misdiagnosis; Over diagnosis; Spirometry; Underserved; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OVERDIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; UNITED STATES; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; OVER DIAGNOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; UNDERSERVED; VITAL CAPACITY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; COPD; MISDIAGNOSIS; OVER DIAGNOSIS; SPIROMETRY; UNDERSERVED; UNINSURED;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84887743629     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S45693     Document Type: Article

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