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Original Article

1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, 2Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical

College, Karachi. 3Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi. 4Professor & Chairman,

Department of Physiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro Sindh. 5Senior Instructor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Aga Khan University

Hospital, Karachi.

*Corresponding author email: dr.nomanrashid@hotmail.com

Received: 29th Apr 2015, Accepted: 28th May 2015.

ABSTRACT

KEYWORDS:

INTRODUCTION

ISSN: 2395 - 0471

The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

RESULTS

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The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

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The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

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The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

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The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

DISCUSSION

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The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

CONCLUSION

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The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

REFERENCES

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The Underuse of Spirometery in Routine Medical Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients in Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Noman Rashid et al.

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