Health status and quality of life after acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [1]

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 357-358

  Yohannes, Abebaw Mengistu ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33846148648     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9102-3     Document Type: Letter

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