- ►annals.org [PDF] K Lin, B Watkins, T Johnson, JA Rodriguez, … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading
cause of death in the United States. Fewer than half of the estimated 24 million
Americans with airflow obstruction have received a COPD diagnosis, and ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
E Synthesis_______________________ - ahrq.hhs.gov Page 1. Evidence Synthesis_____ Number 59 Screening for Chronic
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A Qaseem, V Snow, P Shekelle, K Sherif, TJ … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007 - Am Coll Physicians Recommendation 1: In patients with respiratory symptoms, particularly dyspnea,
spirometry should be performed to diagnose airflow obstruction. Spirometry
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T Köhnlein, T Welte - The American Journal of Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited disease affecting the lung and
liver. The typical pulmonary manifestation is chronic obstructive pulmonary
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TJ Wilt, D Niewoehner, RL Kane, R … - Nicotine & tobacco research, 2007 - ntr.oxfordjournals.org Obtaining spirometric testing and providing those results to individuals who
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N Boffin, V Van der Stighelen, D Paulus, P … - COPD - fsm.it Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are recognised as major
worldwide public health problems and conse- quently guidelines were developed
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