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. 2010 Nov 28;19(4):408. doi: 10.4104/pcrj.2010.00084
UNLOCK: Uncovering and Noting Long-term Outcomes in COPD to enhance Knowledge
Niels Chavannes
1,*, Bjorn Stallberg
2, Karin Lisspers
2, Miguel Roman
3, Ana Moran
3, Arnulf Langhammer
4, Alan Crockett
5, Andrew Cave
6, Sian Williams
7, Rupert Jones
8, Ioanna Tsiligianni
9, Thys Van Der Moleni
9, David Price
10
Niels Chavannes
1Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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Bjorn Stallberg
2Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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Karin Lisspers
2Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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Arnulf Langhammer
4Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
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Alan Crockett
5School of Population Health & Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, Australia
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Sian Williams
7International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), United Kingdom
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Rupert Jones
8Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Ioanna Tsiligianni
9Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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Thys Van Der Moleni
9Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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David Price
10Centre of Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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1Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
2Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
3Spanish Primary Care Respiratory Group (GRAP), Spain.
4Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
5School of Population Health & Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, Australia
6University of Alberta, Canada
7International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), United Kingdom
8Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
9Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
10Centre of Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Hippocratespad 21, Zone V0-P, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0)71 526 8444 Fax: +31 (0)71 526 8259 E-mail: n.h.chavannes@lumc.nl
Received 2010 Nov 19; Accepted 2010 Nov 22; Issue date 2010 Dec.
Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, early diagnosis, prevalence, primary health care, screening, spirometry
Copyright © 2010 Primary Care Respiratory Society UK
PMCID: PMC6602276 PMID: 21120443