Detection of airflow limitation using a handheld spirometer in a primary care setting

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary care settings is difficult to achieve chiefly due to lack of availability of spirometry. This study estimated the prevalence of airflow limitation among chronic smokers using a handheld spirometer in...

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Autores principales: Ching, Siew-Mooi, Pang, Yong-Kek, Price, David, Cheong, Ai-Theng, Lee, Ping-Yein, Irmi, Ismail, Faezah, Hassan, Ruhaini, Ismail, Chia, Yook-Chin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.12291

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.12291

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