Determinants of health related quality of life in a sample of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Nigeria using the St. George's respiratory questionnaire

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 694-702

  Obaseki, D O ^a   Erhabor, G E ^a   Awopeju, O F ^a   Obaseki, J E ^a   Adewole, O O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Health related quality of life; Nigeria; St George's Respiratory Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTES WALK TEST; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM LEVEL; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHEEZING;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; NIGERIA; ST GEORGE'S RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAL CAPACITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84883722447     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i3.25     Document Type: Article

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