Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 581-586

  Bestall, J C ^b   Paul, E A ^a   Garrod, R ^a   Garnham, R ^a   Jones, P W ^b   Wedzicha, J A ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnoea; MRC dyspnoea scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0008485492     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.7.581     Document Type: Article

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