Open AccessEarly Detection of COPD: An Opportunistic Case Finding Study in Smokers and Ex-Smokers Visiting a Medical Centre
Author(s) -
Ariel Rokach,
Abraham Bohadana,
Ofir Kotek,
Chen-Chen Shuali,
Hava Azulai,
Polina Babai,
Yossi FreierDror,
Gabriel Izbicki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/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.s307483
Subject(s) - medicine , spirometry , copd , smoking cessation , logistic regression , referral , outpatient clinic , physical therapy , pediatrics , asthma , family medicine , pathology
Different case finding approaches have been used to identify early COPD. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and the yield of opportunistic early COPD case finding in visitors to a large medical centre.