Diagnostic Accuracy of a Two-Stage Sequential Screening Strategy Implemented by Community Health Workers (CHWs) to Identify Individuals with COPD in Rural India.
Prashant JarhyanAnastasia HutchinsonRajesh KhatkarDimple KondalMari BottiDorairaj PrabhakaranSailesh MohanPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)
COPD can be accurately detected by trained CHWs using a simple sequential screening strategy. This can potentially contribute to accurate assessment of COPD and thus its effective management in low-resource settings.