Is spirometry properly used to diagnose COPD? Results from the population-based BOLD study in Salzburg, Austria

B. Lamprecht, A. Mahringer, B. Kaiser, J. Soriano, M. Studnicka (Salzburg, Austria; Bunyola, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - COPD: risk factors, biomarkers and diagnosis
Session: COPD: risk factors, biomarkers and diagnosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1682
Disease area: Airway diseases

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