Implementation of a Targeted Screening Program to Detect Airflow Obstruction Suggestive of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease within a Presurgical Screening Clinic

BACKGROUND: Targeted spirometry screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been studied in primary care and community settings. Limitations regarding availability and quality of testing remain. A targeted spirometry screening program was implemented within a presurgical screening...

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Published in:	Canadian Respiratory Journal
Main Authors:	Chantal Robitaille, Esther Dajczman, Andrew M Hirsch, David Small, Pierre Ernst, Dana Porubska, Mark Palayew
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2015-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/306720