title: Overdiagnosis of COPD: precise definitions and proposals for improvement.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Complexo Hospitalario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Villar
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario de la Princesa (IISP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid.
authors.forename: Joan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.affiliation: Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: López-Campos
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D000069342:Medical Overuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom