Audit of the use of spirometry in the diagnosis of COPD in primary care in Cork, Ireland

E. Phelan, B. Bowen, M. Henry (Cork, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Diagnosing, monitoring and treating respiratory diseases in primary care
Session: Diagnosing, monitoring and treating respiratory diseases in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3506
Disease area: Airway diseases

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E. Phelan, B. Bowen, M. Henry (Cork, Ireland). Audit of the use of spirometry in the diagnosis of COPD in primary care in Cork, Ireland. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 3506

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