Health-related quality of life and mortality in male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 680-685

  Domingo Salvany, Antònia ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Lamarca, Rosa ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Ferrer, Montserrat ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Garcia Aymerich, Judith ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Alonso, Jordi ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Félez, Miquel ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Khalaf, Ahmad ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Marrades, Ramon M ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Monsó, Eduard ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Serra Batlles, Joan ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Antó, Josep M ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c Hospital La Magdalena   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

COPD; Health related quality of life; Lung diseases, obstructive; Mortality; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036724330     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2112043     Document Type: Article

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