[ARAPOC Study: Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the general population.]

CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of COPD and the significant level of underdiagnoses lead to believe that early diagnosis of this disease is still a pending issue. New strategies need to be developed to resolve this problem. PMID: 25300462 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25300462?dopt=Abstract

Source: Atencion Primaria - October 6, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Bruscas Alijarde MJ, Naberan Toña K, Lambán Sánchez MT, Bello Dronda S Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research