Influence of body weight on the severity of dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 886-890

  Sahebjami, Hamid ^a   Sathianpitayakul, Eakachai ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034026787     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.3.9905023     Document Type: Article

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