A comprehensive assessment using COPD assessment test scoring and modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scoring is necessary for personalized therapy for COPD patients

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2015 Oct 15:10:2203-6. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S94509. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Shinji Teramoto¹, Toshihide Inui², Nobuyuki Hizawa³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hitachinaka Medical Education and Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hitachinaka General Hospital, Hitachi Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan.
³ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Dyspnea / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Lung / physiopathology*
Male
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*
Surveys and Questionnaires*