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Understanding and optimizing health-related quality of life and physical functional capacity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a relentlessly progressive pulmonary disease characterized by the insidious onset of shortness of breath due to parenchymal scarring. As IPF progresses, breathlessness worsens, physical functional capacity declines, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) – t...

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Autores principales: Olson, Amy L, Brown, Kevin K, Swigris, Jeffrey J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4876092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27274328
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PROM.S74857