Little agreement in GOLD category using CAT and mMRC in 450 primary care COPD patients in New Zealand

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Holt, Shaun ^a   Sheahan, Davitt ^b   Helm, Colin ^c   Tofield, Chris ^d   Corin, Andrew ^c   Kocks, Janwillem W H ^e,f  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Papamoa Pines Medical Centre   (New Zealand)

^c CentralMed   (New Zealand)

^d Cameron Medical Clinic   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE ASSESSMENT TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODIFIED MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84904791646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20551010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2014.25     Document Type: Article

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