Using the DOSE index to predict changes in health status of patients with COPD: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: The severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should not be based on the level of airflow limitation alone. A multicomponent index such as the DOSE index (dyspnoea score (D), level of airflow obstruction (O), current smoking status (S), and exacerbations (E)) has the poten...

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Published in:Prim Care Respir J
Main Authors: Rolink, Myrte, van Dijk, Wouter, van den Haak-Rongen, Saskia, Pieters, Willem, Schermer, Tjard, van den Bemt, Lisette
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6442782/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23538702
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2013.00033
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