An evaluation of the reliability and sensitivity of the London Chest Activity of Daily Living Scale (LCADL)

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 725-730

  Garrod, R ^a   Paul, E A ^a   Wedzicha, J A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036737568     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2002.1338     Document Type: Article

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