Open AccessQuality of spirometric performance in older people
Author(s) -
Licia Pezzoli,
Gianluca Giardini,
Silvia Consonni,
Ilaria Dallera,
Claudio Bilotta,
Gianluca Ferrario,
Maria Cristina Sandrini,
Giorgio Ani,
Carlo Vergani
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/32.1.43
Subject(s) - medicine , spirometry , asthma , pulmonary disease , intensive care medicine , copd , older people , physical therapy , chronic disease , disease , pediatrics , gerontology
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are major causes of hospitalisation and mortality among older patients but respiratory diseases are often under- or misdiagnosed because spirometry is not extensively used at this age.
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