Airway Obstruction in Primary Care Patients: Need for Implementing Spirometry Use

(1) Background: To detect early airway obstruction in an adult primary care setting. (2) Methods: Seventeen general practitioners (GP) were involved. A total of 912 patients consulting their GPs over 40 years were recruited: 583 of them (323M) agreed to perform/undergo all the procedures: respirator...

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Published in:	Diagnostics
Main Authors:	Salvatore Bucchieri, Pietro Alfano, Palma Audino, Giovanni Fazio, Salvatore Marcantonio, Snamid Palermo Cooperative Group, Giuseppina Cuttitta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Subjects:	airway obstruction primary care spirometry
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/11/2680

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