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- Title
Case finding for COPD in primary care: a systematic review.
- Authors
Haroon, Shamil M. M.; Adab, Peymane A.; Jordan, Rachel E.
- Abstract
The article presents a study which examines published studies of case finding for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary care from various settings worldwide. The study summarizes the different approaches to case finding for COPD studies in primary care, as well as their case finding yield. The study also considers cost-effectiveness of case finding and the test accuracy of screening questionnaires for COPD.
- Subjects
CASE studies; PRIMARY care; CHRONIC diseases; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 2012, Vol 21, Issue 3, p354
- ISSN
1471-4418
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4104/pcrj.2012.00060