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Editorial
. 2006 Oct;61(10):834-5.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.061317.

Spirometric screening: Does it work?

D M Mannino
Editorial

Spirometric screening: Does it work?

D M Mannino. Thorax. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Role of spirometric testing in smoking cessation

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: none declared.

Comment on

  • Smokers with airway obstruction are more likely to quit smoking.
    Bednarek M, Gorecka D, Wielgomas J, Czajkowska-Malinowska M, Regula J, Mieszko-Filipczyk G, Jasionowicz M, Bijata-Bronisz R, Lempicka-Jastrzebska M, Czajkowski M, Przybylski G, Zielinski J. Bednarek M, et al. Thorax. 2006 Oct;61(10):869-73. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.059071. Epub 2006 Jun 29. Thorax. 2006. PMID: 16809415 Free PMC article.

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