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The predictive value of an adjusted COPD assessment test score on the risk of respiratory-related hospitalizations in severe COPD patients

We evaluated whether a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) with adjusted weights for the CAT items could better predict future respiratory-related hospitalizations than the original CAT. Two focus groups (respiratory nurses and physicians) generated two adjusted CAT al...

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Autores principales: Sloots, Joanne M, Barton, Christopher A, Buckman, Julie, Bassett, Katherine L, van der Palen, Job, Frith, Peter A, Effing, Tanja W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5720215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28238276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1479972316687099