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Evaluation of Current Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Spirometry among Hospital -based Nigerian Doctors

BACKGROUND: Spirometry is a cost-effective diagnostic tool for evaluation of lung function and for case-finding in a resource-limited setting. The acceptance of this test depends on the awareness of its indications and the ability to interpret the results. No studies have assessed the knowledge of s...

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Autores principales:	Desalu, Olufemi O, Busari, Olusegun A, Onyedum, Cajetan C, Salawu, Fatai K, Obateru, Olusegun A, Nwogu, Kelechukwu C, Salami, Alakija K
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2009
Materias:	Research article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803443/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003446 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-9-50

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