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Dyspnea scales as a measure of health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

José Antônio Baddini Martínez, Tieko Yamamoto Martinez, Fabíola Paula Lovetro Galhardo, Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira

PubMed · 2002 · 51 citations · 0 references

Abstract

Dyspnea ratings correlate with HRQL measurements in IPF patients. Dyspnea scales can be used as a measure of HRQL in special circumstances.