Underestimation of respiratory symptoms by smokers: a thorn in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis
Abstract Primary care centers are ideal positions to identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We determined the COPD prevalence among ever-smokers aged 40–65 years attending a 2-year program conducted in 22 Greek primary healthcare centers and made comparisons between genders, patients...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-03-01
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Series: | npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-021-00226-y |