Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9385879 | Respiratory Medicine | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Diagnosis of COPD in the community is more likely in patients with worse lung function and HRQL, and wheezing is the symptom most strongly associated with a diagnosis of COPD. Women older than 55, with previous respiratory diseases, without respiratory symptoms and mild airflow obstruction constitute the majority of individuals with COPD who have never smoked. Chronic respiratory symptoms are strongly associated with impairment in HRQL.
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Authors
Marc Miravitlles, Montserrat Ferrer, Angels Pont, José Luis Viejo, Juan Fernando Masa, Rafael Gabriel, Carlos A. Jiménez-Ruiz, Carlos Villasante, Lorenzo Fernández-Fau, Victor Sobradillo,