Screening for COPD in smokers & ex smokers in primary care who have not previously consulted for respiratory disease

D. Freeman, D. B. Price, M. D. Morgan (Aberdeen, Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Detection and treatment of COPD in general practice
Session: Detection and treatment of COPD in general practice
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2637
Disease area: Airway diseases

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D. Freeman, D. B. Price, M. D. Morgan (Aberdeen, Leicester, United Kingdom). Screening for COPD in smokers & ex smokers in primary care who have not previously consulted for respiratory disease. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 2637

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