Health-related quality of life associates with change in FEV1 in COPD: results from the COSYCONET cohort

Abstract Background Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) characterizes the pathophysiology of COPD and different trajectories of FEV1 decline have been observed in patients with COPD (e.g. gradual or episodic). There is limited information about the development of patient-reported health-re...

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Main Authors: Johanna I. Lutter, Rudolf A. Jörres, Kathrin Kahnert, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Michael Studnicka, Stefan Karrasch, Holger Schulz, Claus F. Vogelmeier, Rolf Holle, for the COSYCONET Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-1147-5