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To the Editor: In Crapo's review of pulmonary-function testing (July 7 issue),¹ I was surprised by the statement, "Some subgroups (e.g., cigarette smokers and people exposed to known agents of lung injury, such as asbestos or diisocyanates) are at higher risk of lung disease; screening and monitoring are appropriate for them." The references cited do not appear to support screening and do not offer or refer to data that would justify spirometric screening of all smokers.^2,3

The standard references for the evaluation and recommendation of screening procedures for the general population or subpopulations are the position papers on screening issued . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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