Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 4 , Pages 550-556 , April 2010

How often is diagnosis of COPD confirmed with spirometry?

  • Mats Arne

      Affiliations

    • Primary Care Research Unit, County Council of Värmland, Universitetsgatan 3, SE-656 37, Karlstad, Sweden
    • Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Uppsala University, Ing. 40, Akademiska sjukhuset, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 706533259; fax: +46 54615953.
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  • Karin Lisspers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Björn Ställberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Gunnar Boman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Uppsala University, Ing. 40, Akademiska sjukhuset, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Hans Hedenström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Physiology, Uppsala University, Ing. 40, Akademiska sjukhuset, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Christer Janson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Uppsala University, Ing. 40, Akademiska sjukhuset, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Margareta Emtner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Uppsala University, Ing. 40, Akademiska sjukhuset, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Department of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy, Uppsala University, Ing. 15, Akademiska sjukhuset, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden

Received 3 July 2009 ,Accepted 28 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.10.023

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 4 , Pages 550-556 , April 2010

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