Measurement of COPD Severity Using a Survey-Based Score
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Development and validation of a survey-based COPD severity score.
OBJECTIVE To develop a comprehensive disease-specific COPD severity instrument for survey-based epidemiologic research. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Using a population-based sample of 383 US adults with self-reported physician-diagnosed COPD, we developed a disease-specific COPD severity instrument. The severity score was based on structured telephone interview responses and included five overall...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-1855