Overdiagnosis of COPD: Precise definitions and proposals for improvement

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 67, Issue 657, 2017, Pages 183-184

  Fernández Villar, Alberto ^a   Soriano, Joan B ^b   López Campos, José Luis ^c  

^a Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MEDICAL OVERUSE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85016943398     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp17X690389     Document Type: Short Survey

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