Journal article
Measuring functional status in chronic lung disease: conclusions from a randomized control trial
Abstract
The optimal method of assessing the effect of treatment on the day-to-day function of patients with chronic airflow limitation is not established. Therefore, we examined the performance of the Six Minute Walk test, a rating of dyspnea following the test and three different questionnaires measuring dyspnea in daily activities, in a controlled trial of inhaled salbutamol and oral theophylline in 24 patients with primarily fixed chronic airflow …
Authors
Guyatt GH; Townsend M; Keller J; Singer J; Nogradi S
Journal
Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 293–297
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 1989
DOI
10.1016/s0954-6111(89)80199-4
ISSN
0954-6111