What outcomes should be measured in patients with COPD?

Chest

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 327-328

  Yusen, R D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035116530     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.2.327     Document Type: Editorial

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