Journal article
Association between anemia and quality of life in a population sample of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract
BackgroundSeveral studies investigated the association of anemia with health related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with chronic disease. However, there is little evidence regarding the association of anemia with HRQL in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).MethodsThis is a post-hoc analysis of a study which enrolled a population of adults aged 35–79 randomly selected from residents of Erie and Niagara Counties, NY, …
Authors
Krishnan G; Grant BJ; Muti PC; Mishra A; Ochs-Balcom HM; Freudenheim JL; Trevisan M; Schünemann HJ
Journal
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2006
DOI
10.1186/1471-2466-6-23
ISSN
1471-2466