Article
Multidimensional indices in the assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Corlateanu Alexandru, Plahotniuc Alexandra, Corlateanu Olga, Botnaru Victor, Bikov Andras, Mathioudakis Alexander G, Covantev Serghei, Siafakas Nikolaos
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a very common disease, is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Due to the significant heterogeneity of clinical phenotypes of COPD there is no single method suitable for predicting patients' health status and outcomes, and therefore multidimens...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Body Mass Index
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Disease Progression
- Dyspnea
- Exercise Tolerance
- Female
- Health Status
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Prognosis
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Resuscitation
- Risk Assessment
- Severity of Illness Index