Is a screening spirometry a good screening tool?

D. Schuermans (Brussels, Belgium), S. Verschraegen (Ghent, Belgium), G. Celis (Leuven, Belgium), E. Vanderhelst (Brussels, Belgium)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Evolving approaches to differential diagnosis
Session: Evolving approaches to differential diagnosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 309
Disease area: Airway diseases

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