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Article offers lung health professionals tips for diagnosing Alpha-1

On average, it takes 8.3 years from the time symptoms develop – and visits to several physicians – before Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency is identified.

This situation has not improved, despite years of awareness efforts. This article, in a new magazine called Lung Health Professional, has some suggestions for improving the diagnosis of Alpha-1 in a busy clinical practice.

The article was written by Bob Campbell, the Foundation’s communications manager.

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