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. 2017 Apr;67(657):183-184.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X690389.

Overdiagnosis of COPD: precise definitions and proposals for improvement

Alberto Fernández-Villar  1 , Joan B Soriano  2 , José Luis López-Campos  3
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Overdiagnosis of COPD: precise definitions and proposals for improvement

Alberto Fernández-Villar et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Apr.
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Figure 1.
Concepts, definitions, and actions for misdiagnosis in COPD. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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