Does easy accessibility for GP patients to a hospital lung function lab reduce referral to the pulmonologist?

H. Grotjohan, I. Steenbruggen, A. Lammers, M. Splinter, S. Uil, W. Westermann (Zwolle, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Asthma and COPD: medication and management in primary care
Session: Asthma and COPD: medication and management in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2208
Disease area: Airway diseases

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