A Community Population Survey of Prevalence and Severity of Dyspnea in Adults

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 533-545

  Currow, David C ^a   Plummer, John L ^b   Crockett, Alan ^c   Abernethy, Amy P ^a,d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic complex disease; Dyspnea; population health planning; prevalence survey; symptom burden; symptom intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349746995     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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