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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...
Autores principales: | Salameh, Pascale, Khayat, Georges, Waked, Mirna |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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