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BODE index versus GOLD classification for explaining anxious and depressive symptoms in patients with COPD – a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression are common and treatable risk factors for re-hospitalisation and death in patients with COPD. The degree of lung function impairment does not sufficiently explain anxiety and depression. The BODE index allows a functional classification of COPD beyond FEV(1). The a...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19134192 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-1 |