Overdiagnosis of Asthma in the Community

Jorin Lindensmith; Debra Morrison; Carole Deveau; Paul Hernandez

doi:10.1155/2004/276493

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2004)

Overdiagnosis of Asthma in the Community

Jorin Lindensmith,
Debra Morrison,
Carole Deveau,
Paul Hernandez

Affiliations

Jorin Lindensmith: Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada
Debra Morrison: Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada
Carole Deveau: Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada
Paul Hernandez: Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2004/276493
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 2
pp. 111 – 116

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Overdiagnosis of asthma may be an emerging problem after years of attention to the rising prevalence and reported underdiagnosis of the disease.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/

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