Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

One fair-quality study examined a staged approach whereby the screening test was considered positive only if both the CDQ and FEV1/FEV6 tests were positive. Sensitivity and specificity were 72 and 97 percent, respectively, in the entire population and similar in a subset of smokers only. Evidence of...

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Main Authors: Guirguis-Blake, Janelle, Senger, Caitlyn A. (Author), Webber, Elizabeth M. (Author), Mularski, Richard. (Author)
Corporate Authors: United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (Center for Health Research (Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program. Northwest Region))
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockville, M.D. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2016, April 2016
Series:Evidence synthesis
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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