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Original Research

Opportunistic screening for COPD in primary care: a pooled analysis of 6,710 symptomatic smokers and ex-smokers

Andreas Katsimigas1 Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Oliver Djurhuus Tupper1 Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Charlotte Suppli Ulrik1 Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark;2 Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1633-1638 | Published online: 22 Jul 2019

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