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Municipality screening of citizens with suspicion of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author(s) -

Peter Bo Poulsen,

Riegels-Jakobsen,

Skouboe,

Jens Dollerup,

Andersen,

Frank J. T. Staal,

Jakobsen

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of copd

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1178-2005

pISSN - 1176-9106

DOI - 10.2147/copd.s27314

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , spirometry , airway obstruction , danish , pulmonary disease , smoking cessation , obstructive lung disease , airway , physical therapy , family medicine , asthma , surgery , pathology , linguistics , philosophy

Up to 436,000 adult Danes suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with only one third diagnosed at this time. The Danish National Board of Health recommends early detection of COPD, focusing on smokers/ex-smokers over 35 years of age with at least one lung symptom. A governmental prevention committee has suggested that the municipalities, in addition to general practice, should be a potential arena responsible for early detection of COPD. We undertook a pilot study to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of early detection of COPD in municipalities following the recommendations of the Danish National Board of Health.

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