Derivation and validation of a composite index of severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The DOSE index

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1189-1195

  Jones, Rupert C ^a   Donaldson, Gavin C ^b   Chavannes, Niels H ^c   Kida, Kozui ^d   Dickson Spillmann, Maria ^a   Harding, Samantha ^a   Wedzicha, Jadwiga A ^b   Price, David ^e   Hyland, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite outcomes; Disease severity; Health status; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING;

EID: 72549113283     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200902-0271OC     Document Type: Article

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