An audit of COPD: diagnosis and management in general practice

Introduction COPD is a spectrum of disorders primarily caused by smoking and characterised by progressive, not fully reversible airflow obstruction with a forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio <0.7. Methods From November 2016 to March 2017 we audited patients wi...

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Main Authors: Ghassan Hamad, Alan Rigby, Alyn H. Morice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-11-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00330-2020.full