A physiological model of patient-reported breathlessness during daily activities in COPD

Breathlessness during daily activities has a significant impact on quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Herein, we present a physiological model of patient-reported breathlessness based on the relationship between ventilatory load, respiratory muscle capacity, neural respiratory...

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Main Authors: C. J. Jolley, J. Moxham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2009-06-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
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Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/18/112/66