Assessment of breathlessness perception by Borg scale in asthmatic patients: Reproducibility and applicability to different stimuli

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-329

  Chetta, Alfredo ^a,c   Castagnaro, Antonio ^a   Foresi, Antonio ^b   Del Donno, Mario ^a   Pisi, Giovanna ^a   Malorgio, Roberto ^a   Olivieri, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Sesto San Giovanni Hospital   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Borg scale; Dyspnea

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER;

EID: 0037946936     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120018632     Document Type: Article

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