Comparison of a network of primary care physicians and an open spirometry programme for the early diagnosis of COPD

M. Minas, V. Konstantikaki, G. Batavanis, Z. Daniil, C. Hatzoglou, K. Gourgoulianis, K. Kostikas (Larissa, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in primary care
Session: Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in primary care
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2144
Disease area: Airway diseases

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