Detection of airflow limitation using a handheld spirometer in a primary care setting

• Main Authors: Chia, Y.C., Ching, S.M., Pang, Y.K., Price, D., Cheong, A.T., Lee, P.Y., Ismail, I., Hassan, F., Ismail, R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10144/1/Detection_of_airflow_limitation_using_a_handheld_spirometer_in.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10144/

Early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary care settings is difficult to achieve chiefly due to lack of availability of spirometry. This study estimated the prevalence of airflow limitation among chronic smokers using a handheld spirometer in this setting.This is a cr...