Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and dyspnea: A Pandora's box of comorbid symptoms?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-181

  Cox, Joshua M ^a   Dickerson, E Duke ^b   Petty, Thomas L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Oxford International Centre for Palliative Care   (United Kingdom)

^c Natl Lung Health Education Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; CACHEXIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; AGED; ARTICLE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038488234     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910302000305     Document Type: Short Survey

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