The Body-Mass Index, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

R. Celli, Bartolomé; Côté, Claudia; M. Marı́n, José; Casanova, Ciro; Montes de, María; A. Mendez, Reina; Pinto Plata, Víctor; Cabral, Howard

doi:10.1056/nejmoa021322

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The Body-Mass Index, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 3, 2004

Authors:

Bartolomé R. Celli

Claudia Côté

José M. Marı́n

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an incompletely reversible limitation in airflow. A physiological variable--the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)--is often used to grade the severity of COPD. However, patients with COPD have systemic manifesta...

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Medicine

BODE index

COPD

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