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The prevalence of undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a primary care population with respiratory tract infections - a case finding study
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an underdiagnosed cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Prevalence of COPD has been shown to be highly associated with positive smoking history and increasing age. Spirometry is the method used for diagnosing COPD. However, identifyin...
Autores principales: | Sandelowsky, Hanna, Ställberg, Björn, Nager, Anna, Hasselström, Jan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228744/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22047519 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-122 |
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