Gender-associated differences in dyspnoea and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respirology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-432

  Katsura, Hideki ^a   Yamada, Kouichi ^b   Wakabayashi, Ritsuko ^b   Kida, Kozui ^b  

^a Tokyo Women s Medical University   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

COPD; Dyspnoea; Gender; Health related quality of life; Morale

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; WALKING; WELLBEING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MORALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 34547469504     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01075.x     Document Type: Article

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