title: Use spirometry first to improve diagnosis of asthma, says NICE.
abstract: Clinicians should use spirometry - the measurement of breath - as the first test for asthma in adults and children over five, says draft guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
authors: Tony
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authors: Green
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D013147:Spirometry; D006113:United Kingdom