Comparison of COPD Assessment Test and Clinical COPD Questionnaire to predict the risk of exacerbation
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Comparison of COPD Assessment Test and Clinical COPD Questionnaire to predict the risk of exacerbation
Background and objective Guidelines recommend the use of simple but comprehensive tools such as COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) to assess health status in COPD patients. We aimed to compare the ability of CAT and CCQ to predict exacerbation in COPD patients. Methods We organized a multicenter prospective cohort study that included COPD patients. The relationsh...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-2005
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s149805