Should We Consider Screening Spirometry in Individuals Who Are "Asymptomatic"?

Spyridon Fortis^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City, Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health and Center for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE) at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa; and.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.

Editorial

Spyridon Fortis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;19(8):1268-1269.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202205-374ED.

Spyridon Fortis^{1

2}

¹ Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City, Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health and Center for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE) at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa; and.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.

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Pooled Cohort Probability Score for Subclinical Airflow Obstruction.
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