Association of breathlessness with multiple symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2688-2700

  Borge, Christine Råheim ^a   Wahl, Astrid K ^b   Moum, Torbjørn ^b  

^a LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breathlessness; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Health education; Multi professional care; Multiple symptoms; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 79551475241     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05447.x     Document Type: Article

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