Economic Issues in the Use of Office Spirometry for Lung Health Assessment

The National Lung Health Education Program (United States) has recently recommended using office spirometry to screen for subclinical lung disease in adult smokers. No published studies evaluate the economic consequences of this recommendation. This review article outlines the issues that must be co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Murray Krahn, Kenneth R Chapman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/158736