Effect of exacerbation on quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 5 PART I, 1998, Pages 1418-1422

  Seemungal, Terence A R ^a   Donaldson, Gavin C ^a   Paul, Elizabeth A ^a   Bestall, Janine C ^a   Jeffries, Donald J ^a   Wedzicha, Jadwiga A ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

AGED; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031746535     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.5.9709032     Document Type: Article

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