Short-term change in self-reported COPD symptoms after smoking cessation in an internet sample

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1249-1255

  Etter, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Internet; Smoking; Tobacco use disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CASE FINDING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLIMBING; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WALKING; WHEEZING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 77953513135     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00090509     Document Type: Article

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