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Could symptoms and risk factors diagnose COPD? Development of a Diagnosis Score for COPD

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without spirometry is still a challenge. Our objective in this study was to develop a scale for diagnosis of COPD. METHODS: Data were taken from a cross-sectional epidemiological study. After reducing chronic respiratory symptoms, a...

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Autores principales: Salameh, Pascale, Khayat, Georges, Waked, Mirna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3470455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23071403
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S34985