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General practice variation in spirometry testing among patients receiving first-time prescriptions for medication targeting obstructive lung disease in Denmark: a population-based observational study

BACKGROUND: Spirometry testing is essential to confirm an obstructive lung disease, but studies have reported that a large proportion of patients diagnosed with COPD or asthma have no history of spirometry testing. Also, it has been shown that many patients are prescribed medication for obstructive...

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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/PMC3750517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23923987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-113