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Quality of Spirometry in Primary Care for Case Finding of Airway Obstruction in Smokers
Respiration, 10/13/09

Leuppi JD et al. – Spirometries in general practice are of acceptable quality with reproducible spirometry in 60% of measurements. Airway obstruction was found in 27% of current smokers aged >=40 years. Office spirometry provides a simple and quick means of detecting airflow limitation, allowing earlier diagnosis and intervention in many patients with early COPD.

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AstraZeneca, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Severity Staging of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Differences in Pre- and Post-Bronchodilator Spirometry
Yonsei Medical Journal, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Usefulness of inspiratory capacity measurement in COPD patients in the primary care setting
International Journal of General Medicine, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 92%

Increased relative mortality in women with severe oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chest, 10/07/09 Relevance Score: 90%

Increased relative mortality in women with severe oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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