Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Figure 2.
Figure 2. Projected outcomes of population-based screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using spirometry in current smokers age 40 years or older.

NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

This Article

  1. Ann Intern Med April 1, 2008 vol. 148 no. 7 535-543