Utility of spirometry in early case-identification and diagnosis of suspected cases of obstructive lung diseases

 

Gaurav R Dubey¹, Anjali S Deshmukh^2*, Vijay R Kapse³

 

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Tb and Respiratory Medicine, Dr PDMMC Amravati, Maharashtra, INDIA.

²Assistant Professor, ³Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Dr.S.C.G.M.C.Nanded, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Email: dr.dranju@rediffmail.com

 

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