The diagnostic performance of patient symptoms in screening for COPD

The diagnostic performance of patient symptoms in screening for COPD

Abstract It is recommended that screening for COPD be restricted to symptomatic individuals, but supporting evidence is lacking. We determined the performance of wheeze, cough, phlegm, and dyspnea in discriminating COPD versus non-COPD in a population-based sample of 1332 adults. Area Under the Rece...

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Main Authors: Kate M. Johnson, Wan C. Tan, Jean Bourbeau, Don D. Sin, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, for the Canadian Cohort of Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD) study and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Screening test
Population
Respiratory symptoms
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0853-5

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