Aging and disability affect misdiagnosis of COPD in elderly asthmatics: The SARA study

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1066-1072

  Bellia, Vincenzo ^b,e   Battaglia, Salvatore ^b   Catalano, Filippo ^b   Scichilone, Nicola ^b   Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli ^a   Imperiale, Claudio ^c   Rengo, Franco ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c Fondazione San Raffaele   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diagnosis; Disability; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0344088445     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.4.1066     Document Type: Article

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