The veterans short form 36 questionnaire is predictive of mortality and health-care utilization in a population of veterans with a self-reported diagnosis of asthma or COPD

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-89

  Sprenkle, Mark D ^a   Niewoehner, Dennis E ^b   Nelson, David B ^b   Nichol, Kristin L ^b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; Health status; Hospitalization; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; VETERANS SHORT FORM 36 QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 3242733181     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.1.81     Document Type: Article

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