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Impact of cardiovascular comorbidities on COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and its responsiveness to pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with moderate to very severe COPD: protocol of the Chance study

INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Patients with COPD are characterised by a reduced health status, which can be easily assessed by the COPD Assessment Test (CAT). Previous studies show that health status can be worsened by the pre...

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Autores principales: Smid, Dionne E, Wilke, Sarah, Jones, Paul W, Muris, Jean W M, Wouters, Emiel F M, Franssen, Frits M E, Spruit, Martijn A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26198426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007536