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COPD prevalence and the differences between newly and previously diagnosed COPD patients in a spirometry program Full Text
Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 06/09/2010
Minas M et al. – A primary care spirometry program may identify a large proportion of undiagnosed COPD patients especially in the early stages of the disease. Newly diagnosed COPD patients were of younger age and presented with less symptoms. These results support the need for spirometry programs in primary care for early COPD detection.