Screening spirometry is too expensive and inaccurate for detecting COPD in the general public

S. Nelson, B. Thomashow, P. Enright, D. Mannino (Irving, , Tucson, Lexington, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Advances in lung function I
Session: Advances in lung function I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2814
Disease area: Airway diseases

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