Smokers Urged To Have A Lung Function Test Following British Lung Foundation Survey

 17.11.2009 06:14   medicalnewstoday.com

Almost three quarters (73%) of smokers and ex smokers have not had a lung function test despite 21% of this group experiencing symptoms of a chronic lung disease in the last 12 months according to a new survey released today by the British Lung Foundation, ahead of World COPD Day.

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