Correlation of severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with health-related quality of life and six-minute walk test in a rural hospital of central India

Lung India

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 233-240

  Agrawal, Sachin R ^a   Joshi, Rajnish ^b   Jain, Ajitprasad ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; health related quality of life; six minute walk test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; SPIROMETRY; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84929325380     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.156231     Document Type: Article

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