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Title:

Diagnostic accuracy of clinical symptoms in obstructive airway diseases varied within different health care sectors.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Author(s):
Schneider, A; Ay, M; Faderl, B; Linde, K; Wagenpfeil, S
Abstract:
To determine the diagnostic accuracy and diagnostic patterns of clinical symptoms in patients suspected to suffer from obstructive airway diseases (OADs) within different health care sectors.Ten general practices (219 patients), one practice of pneumologists (259 patients) and one specialist hospital (300 patients). Sensitivities, specificities, positive (LR+), and negative (LR-) likelihood ratios of clinical symptoms were compared with lung function testing.Thirty-one percent had chronic obstru...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Clin Epidemiol
Year:
2012
Journal volume:
65
Journal issue:
8
Pages contribution:
846-54
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.12.014
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22640568
Print-ISSN:
0895-4356
TUM Institution:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!)
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