Is spirometry properly used to diagnose COPD? Results from the BOLD study in Salzburg, Austria: a population-based analytical study

BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend spirometry to confirm a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). AIMS: To investigate whether a self-reported diagnosis of COPD is associated with prior spirometry and whether a correct diagnosis of COPD is more likely when spirometry was pe...

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Published in:Prim Care Respir J
Main Authors: Lamprecht, Bernd, Mahringer, Andrea, Soriano, Joan B, Kaiser, Bernhard, Buist, A Sonia, Studnicka, Michael
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6442781/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23538703
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2013.00032
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