Overdiagnosis of COPD: precise definitions and proposals for improvement

Alberto Fernández-Villar¹, Joan B Soriano², José Luis López-Campos³

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¹ Servicio de Neumología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Complexo Hospitalario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra.
² Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario de la Princesa (IISP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid.
³ Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla.

PMID: 28360069
PMCID: PMC5565833
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp17X690389

Overdiagnosis of COPD: precise definitions and proposals for improvement

Alberto Fernández-Villar et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Apr.

. 2017 Apr;67(657):183-184.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X690389.

Authors

Alberto Fernández-Villar¹, Joan B Soriano², José Luis López-Campos³

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Neumología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Complexo Hospitalario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra.
² Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario de la Princesa (IISP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid.
³ Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla.

PMID: 28360069
PMCID: PMC5565833
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp17X690389

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***Concepts, definitions, and actions for misdiagnosis in COPD. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.***

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