Defining chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an aging population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2224-2226

  Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A ^a,b   Gill, Thomas M ^b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; STAGING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78449287724     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03128.x     Document Type: Editorial

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