A multidimensional grading system (BODE index) as predictor of hospitalization for COPD.

Ong, Kian-Chung; Earnest, Arul; Lu, Suat-Jin

Ong, Kian-Chung; Earnest, Arul; Lu, Suat-Jin.

Affiliation

Ong KC; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433. kian_chung_ong@ttsh.com.sg

Chest ; 128(6): 3810-6, 2005 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16354849

Subject(s)

Airway Obstruction/diagnosis; Body Mass Index; Dyspnea/diagnosis; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis; Aged; Airway Obstruction/epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Dyspnea/epidemiology; Exercise Tolerance; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hospitals, University; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Poisson Distribution; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/epidemiology; Respiratory Function Tests; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index; Sickness Impact Profile

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Body Mass Index / Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Airway Obstruction / Dyspnea / Hospitalization Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Aspects: Patient_preference Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Chest Year: 2005 Document type: Article

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