Patients with a known diagnosis of asthma were recruited from a pulmonary clinic and from physicians' private offices in a low-income inner city area. Patients were not selected based on their ...

We've all felt winded when taking the stairs or dealt with a cough from time to time. But if these issues linger, they could be early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If you have ...

At this time, many general practices in the Netherlands have their own spirometer. However, there are indications in the literature that spirometry performed in the general practice setting may be ...