Increasing evidence for gender differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 595-600

  Van Haren Willems, Jolanda ^a   Heijdra, Yvonne ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; differences; gender; health related quality of life; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; OXYGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954392664     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/whe.10.37     Document Type: Review

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