| Literature DB >> 18786330 |
Kristen Deane1, James J Stevermer, John Hickner.
Abstract
Perform spirometry on patients who smoke-even if they're asymptomatic-and show them their lung age-that is, the average age of a nonsmoker with a forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1) equal to theirs. Doing so can help patients kick the habit.Entities:
Year: 2008 PMID: 18786330 PMCID: PMC3183917
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Fam Pract ISSN: 0094-3509 Impact factor: 0.493