Targeted case finding for COPD versus routine practice in primary care (TargetCOPD): a cluster randomised controlled trial
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*Dr Rachel E Jordan [email protected] *Prof Peymané Adab [email protected] Alice Sitch [email protected] Dr Alexandra Enocson [email protected] Deirdre Blissett [email protected] Dr Sue Jowett [email protected] Dr Jen Marsh [email protected] Prof Richard Riley [email protected] Prof Martin R Miller [email protected] Dr Brendan G Cooper [email protected] Dr Alice Turner [email protected] Prof Kate Jolly [email protected] Prof Jon G Ayres [email protected] Dr Shamil Haroon [email protected] Prof Robert Stockley [email protected] Prof Sheila Greenfield [email protected] Prof Stanley Siebert [email protected] Dr Amanda Daley [email protected] Prof KK Cheng [email protected] Prof David Fitzmaurice [email protected]
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