Underuse of spirometry in primary care [4] (multiple letters)

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1712-1713

  Díaz Lobato, Salvador ^a,b   Mayoradas, Sagrario ^a   Buffels, Johan ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^b 2 ^*  (Spain)

^c Faculteit Geneeskunde   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 8744238222     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.5.1712     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. J Buffels J Degryse J Heyrman Office spirometry significantly improves early detection of COPD in general practice: the DIDASCO study Chest 2004 1394 1399
2. VS Pena M Miravitlles R Gabriel Geographic variations in prevalence and underdiagnosis of COPD: results of the IBERPOC multicentre epidemiological study Chest 118 2000 981 989