title: Spirometry is really useful and feasible in the GP's daily practice but guidelines alone are not.
authors.affiliation: SNAMID, WONCA and EURACT. alfonso.sauro1@tin.it
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauro
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scalzitti
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buono
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siringano
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petrazzuoli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diodati
authors.forename: Silvestro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canzano
authors.forename: Maria C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: Fillippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Addio
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pascarella
authors.forename: Domenica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sortino
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013147:Spirometry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017749:Total Quality Management