Health-related quality of life and long-term prognosis in chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure: a prospective survival analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is considered as an important outcome parameter in patients with chronic diseases. This study aimed to assess the role of disease-specific HRQL for long-term survival in patients of different dia...

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Main Authors: Schmidbauer Kathrin, Jörres Rudolf A, Hitzl Andre P, Budweiser Stephan, Heinemann Frank, Pfeifer Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/8/1/92