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Effectiveness of diagnostic screening tests in mass screening for COPD using a cooperative regional system in a region with heavy air pollution: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a cooperative healthcare model for early detection and diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: This was a cross-sectional observational study. We performed diagnosis of COPD at 4 public health centres in Ōmuta,...

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Autores principales: Kotaki, Kenji, Ikeda, Hisao, Fukuda, Takeshi, Yuki, Fumiko, Hasuo, Kanehiro, Kawano, Yuhei, Kawasaki, Masayuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5253520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28082365
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012923