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Should chest examination be reinstated in the early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

BACKGROUND: Although proven to be associated with bronchial obstruction, chest signs are not listed among cues that should prompt spirometry in the early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in established guidelines. AIMS: We aimed to explore how chest findings add to respirato...

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Autores principales: Oshaug, Katja, Halvorsen, Peder A, Melbye, Hasse
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983462
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S47992