Underestimation of respiratory symptoms by smokers: a thorn in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis

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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Main Authors: Evdoxia Gogou, Ourania S. Kotsiou, Dimitra S. Siachpazidou, Maria Pinaka, Charalampos Varsamas, Fotini Bardaka, Irini Gerogianni, Chrysi Hatzoglou, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-021-00226-y

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-021-00226-y

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