Dyspnea scales as a measure of health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Baddini Martinez, José Antônio ^a   Martinez, Tieko Yamamoto ^a   Lovetro Galhardo, Fabíola Paula ^a   De Castro Pereira, Carlos Alberto ^a  

^a Internal Medicine Department   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; HRQL; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036286569     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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