The Breathing Bus – A primary care model for identifying undiagnosed COPD in hard to reach populations. A pilot study

J. Roberts, H. Cullen, N. Diar Bakerly (Salford, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Quality of diagnosis and assessment in primary care
Session: Quality of diagnosis and assessment in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3765
Disease area: Airway diseases

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J. Roberts, H. Cullen, N. Diar Bakerly (Salford, United Kingdom). The Breathing Bus – A primary care model for identifying undiagnosed COPD in hard to reach populations. A pilot study. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 3765

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