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Is the COPD Assessment Test sensitive for differentiating COPD patients from active smokers and nonsmokers without lung function impairment? A population-based study

OBJECTIVE: To assess COPD Assessment Test (CAT) scores in adults with and without COPD, as well as to compare the CAT scores for nonsmokers, former smokers, and smokers without COPD with those for patients with COPD. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional population-based study (the Respira Floripa stu...

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Autores principales: Karloh, Manuela, Rocha, Simone Aparecida Vieira, Pizzichini, Marcia Margaret Menezes, Cavalli, Francine, Matte, Darlan Laurício, Pizzichini, Emilio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6188678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30043888
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562017000000149