Spirometry, the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire, and other clinical measures as predictors of medical costs and COPD exacerbation events in a prospective cohort
Purpose:We conducted a prospective clinical cohort study of 300 established COPD patients randomly recruited from one managed care system to examine how well a battery of spirometry, exercise, and health status measures, including the St. Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), collected at ba...
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Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles |
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| Online Access: | http://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/196 |