Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Bestall, Janine; Paul, Elizabeth; Garrod, R.; Garnham, R; Jones, Paul; A. Wedzicha, Jadwiga

doi:10.1136/thx.54.7.581

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Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Published in Thorax • Jul 1, 1999

Authors:

Janine Bestall

Elizabeth Paul

R. Garrod

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Methods of classifying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) depend largely upon spirometric measurements but disability is only weakly related to measurements of lung function. With the increased use of pulmonary rehabilitation, a need has been identified for a simple and standar...

Subject

Medicine

COPD

Physical therapy

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