COPD Underdiagnosis and Misdiagnosis in a High-Risk Primary Care Population in Four Latin American Countries. A Key to Enhance Disease Diagnosis: The PUMA Study.
Acknowledgement of COPD underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis in primary care can contribute to improved disease diagnosis. PUMA is an international primary care study in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela and Uruguay.To assess COPD underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis in primary care and identify factors associat...
Main Authors: | Alejandro Casas Herrera, Maria Montes de Oca, Maria Victorina López Varela, Carlos Aguirre, Eduardo Schiavi, José R Jardim, PUMA Team |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4830516?pdf=render |
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