How important is a minimal difference?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 755-756

  Troosters, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; LUNG VOLUME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINIMALLY CLINICAL IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WALKING;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMPHYSEMA; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953687081     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00156410     Document Type: Editorial

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