Prevalence and underlying causes of dyspnoea in older people: A systematic review

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 319-326

  Mourik, Yvonne Van ^a   Rutten, Frans H ^a   Moons, Karel G M ^a   Bertens, Loes C M ^a   Hoes, Arno W ^a   Reitsma, Johannes B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dyspnoea; Elderly; Older people; Prevalence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; DYSPNEA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL DYSPNEA SCALE; MEDLINE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84901986023     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu001     Document Type: Review

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