Effects of chronic airway disease on health status of geriatric patients

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-33

  Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele ^a   Pistelli, Riccardo ^a   Imperiale, Claudio ^b   Catalano, Filippo ^c   Scichilone, Nicola ^c   Bellia, Vincenzo ^c   Rengo, F ^d   Grassi, V ^d   Maggi, S ^d   Masotti, G ^d   Melillo, G ^d   Olivieri, D ^d   Palleschi, M ^d   Pistelli, R ^d   Trabucchi, M ^d   Zuccaro, S ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Fondazione San Raffaele   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Comorbidity; COPD; Elderly; Health status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDER; WALKING;

EID: 11144357520     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03324528     Document Type: Article

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