Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly recognized as a multicomponent disease with systemic consequences and effects on quality of life. Single measures such as lung function provide a limited reflection of how the disease affects patients. Composite measures have the potential to account for many of the facets of COPD.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1189-1195 |
Number of pages | 0 |
Journal | Am J Respir Crit Care Med |
Volume | 180 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Cohort Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Dyspnea
- Female
- Health Status
- Hospitalization
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Odds Ratio
- Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Obstructive
- Questionnaires
- Reproducibility of Results
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Severity of Illness Index
- Smoking