Office-Based Case Finding for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults in Primary Care

Background. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is underdiagnosed in primary care. Aim. To explore the utility of proactive identification of COPD in patients 75 years of age and older in a Canadian primary care setting. Methods. Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) screening questions were admi...

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Main Authors: Linda Lee, Tejal Patel, Loretta M. Hillier, James Milligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1083270
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