Assessment of the effect of community spirometry testing on diagnosis and management

P. Walker, P. Mitchell, F. Diamantea, J. McClure, C. Warburton, L. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - COPD - diagnosis and staging II
Session: COPD - diagnosis and staging II
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 501
Disease area: Airway diseases

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