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Spirometry: How Should We Order This Bedrock of Diagnosis and Management for Asthma and COPD?
Terry M Dwyer and George E Abraham
Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1692-1695; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02105
Terry M Dwyer
Department of Physiology and Biophysics Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi
MD PhD, EmeritusGeorge E Abraham III
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical School Jackson, Mississippi
MD
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Respiratory Care
Vol. 57, Issue 10
1 Oct 2012
Spirometry: How Should We Order This Bedrock of Diagnosis and Management for Asthma and COPD?
Terry M Dwyer, George E Abraham
Respiratory Care Oct 2012, 57 (10) 1692-1695; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02105