Use of the modified Borg scale and numerical rating scale to measure chronic breathlessness: A pooled data analysis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1861-1864

  Johnson, Miriam J ^a   Close, Lucy ^b   Gillon, Suzie C ^c   Molassiotis, Alex ^d   Lee, Paul H ^d   Farquhar, Morag C ^e,h   Bausewein, Claudia ^f   Dorman, Saskie ^g   Booth, Sara ^h   Oxberry, Stephen ⁱ   Malik, Farida ^j   Simon, Steffen ^k   Pattinson, Kyle ^l   Yorke, Janelle ^m   White, Patrick ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Lindsey Lodge Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^j EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED BORG SCALE; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; BREATHING RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY RATE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84973470098     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02089-2015     Document Type: Letter

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