Gender differences in predictors of health status in patients with COPD Preditores do estado de saúde em pacientes com DPOC de acordo com o gênero

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the health status (HS) of COPD patients and to identify the main predictors of HS in these patients according to gender. METHODS: The study included 90 COPD patients (60 males and 30 females; mean age = 64 ± 9 years) with a wide range of airway obstruction disorders...

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Main Authors: Renata Ferrari, Suzana Erico Tanni, Paulo Adolfo Lucheta, Márcia Maria Faganello, Renata Antonialli Ferreira do Amaral, Irma Godoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2010-02-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132010000100008