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Validation of a combined comorbidity index

1994 • 6,000 citations

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Lung Function Testing: Selection of Reference Values and Interpretative Strategies

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Continuous or Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy in Hypoxemic Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

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Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study of fluticasone propionate in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the ISOLDE trial

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Optimal assessment and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The European Respiratory Society Task Force

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Evaluation of Clinical Methods for Rating Dyspnea

1988 • 1,594 citations

The Measurement of Dyspnea

1984 • 1,291 citations

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Weight Loss Is a Reversible Factor in the Prognosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Interpreting small differences in functional status: the Six Minute Walk test in chronic lung disease patients.

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Prognostic Value of Nutritional Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Muscle weakness is related to utilization of health care resources in COPD patients

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Pulmonary Rehabilitation—1999

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Acute Exacerbation of COPD

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Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of a Combination of Ipratropium Plus Albuterol Compared With Ipratropium Alone and Albuterol Alone in COPD

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Preoperative Predictors of Operative Morbidity and Mortality in COPD Patients Undergoing Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

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Factor analysis of exercise capacity, dyspnoea ratings and lung function in patients with severe COPD

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A Factor Analysis of Dyspnea Ratings, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Lung Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Therapy of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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