Verbal descriptors of dyspnea in patients with COPD at different intensity levels of dyspnea

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-147

  Von Leupoldt, Andreas ^a   Balewski, Susanne ^a   Petersen, Sibylle ^a   Taube, Karin ^b   Schubert Heukeshoven, Stephan ^b   Magnussen, Helgo ^c   Dahme, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Atem Reha GmbH   (Germany)

^c KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

COPD; Dyspnea; Exercise; Perception; Qualitative descriptors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; SELF REPORT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34447519300     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-0103     Document Type: Article

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