A spirometer or stethoscope as a screening tool for airway obstruction?

M. P. Swanney, J. D. Stanton, P. T. Kelly, C. O‘Dea, L. Beckert, C. M. Frampton (Christchurch, New Zealand)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Accuracy in lung function testing
Session: Accuracy in lung function testing
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2253
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. P. Swanney, J. D. Stanton, P. T. Kelly, C. O‘Dea, L. Beckert, C. M. Frampton (Christchurch, New Zealand). A spirometer or stethoscope as a screening tool for airway obstruction?. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2253

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