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Influence of socioeconomic and demographic status on spirometry testing in patients initiating medication targeting obstructive lung disease: a population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic status is known to influence the prevalence, severity and mortality of obstructive lung diseases, but it is uncertain whether it affects the use of diagnostic spirometry in patients initiating treatment for these conditions. The objective of this paper was to examine a poss...

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Autores principales: Koefoed, Mette M, Søndergaard, Jens, Christensen, René dePont, Jarbøl, Dorte E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3729528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23768408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-580