Use of the breathlessness, cough, and sputum scale (BCSS©) in pulmonary rehabilitation

Open Respiratory Medicine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  McCarroll, Michele L ^a   Pohle Krauza, Rachael J ^b   Volsko, Teresa A ^c   Martin, Jennifer L ^a   Krauza, Matthew L ^a,d  

^a SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cough; Dyspnea; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHLESSNESS COUGH AND SPUTUM SCALE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY FUNCTION STATUS SCALE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SELF REPORT; SPUTUM;

EID: 84879181581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874306401307010001     Document Type: Article

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