A comparison of three disease-specific and two generic health-status measures to evaluate the outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-77

  Singh, S J ^a   Sodergren, S C ^b   Hyland, M E ^b   Williams, J ^a   Morgan, M D L ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD; Health status; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREADMILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0034942869     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2000.0976     Document Type: Article

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