Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : Patients´ Perspectives, Impact of the Disease and Utilization of Spirometry

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : Patients´ Perspectives, Impact of the Disease and Utilization of Spirometry

The overall aim of this thesis was to describe subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from different perspectives. Focus was on patients at the time of diagnosis, impact of the disease in comparison to other chronic diseases, factors associated with good health and quality of lif...

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Main Author: Arne, Mats
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Lungmedicin och allergologi 2010
Subjects:
chronic disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
diabetes mellitus
diagnosis
health status
spirometry
physical activity
public health survey
qualitative method
quality of life
rheumatoid arthritis.
Lung diseases
Lungsjukdomar
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