Association between health-related quality of life and consultation for respiratory symptoms: Results from the DIMCA programme

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-72

  Van Den Boom, G ^a,b,d   Rutten van Molken M P M H ^c   Tirimanna, P R S ^b   Van Schayck, C P ^b   Folgering, H ^b   Van Weel, C ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Dept of Gen Pract and Social Med   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active detection; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Quality of life; Underdiagnosis; Underpresentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0031939387     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11010067     Document Type: Article

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