Point of care microspirometry to facilitate the COPD diagnostic process in primary care: a clustered randomised trial
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عنوان ژورنال: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2055-1010
DOI: 10.1038/s41533-018-0083-9