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

• Main Authors: Ching, Siew Mooi, Pang, Yong Kek, Price, David, Cheong, Ai Theng, Lee, Ping Yein, Ismail, Irmi Zarina, Hassan, Faezah, Ismail, Ruhaini, Chia, Yook Chin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37010/1/Detection%20of%20airflow%20limitation%20using%20a%20handheld%20spirometer%20in%20a%20primary%20care%20setting.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37010/

Background and objective: 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...