Development and validation of an innovative self-administered computerized (SAC) version of baseline/transition dyspnea index (BDI/TDI) for evaluating breathlessness in patients with COPD: The BLAZE study

D. A. Mahler, V. Brunel, T. White, V. Alagappan, H. Chen, K. Kulich, N. Gallagher, D. Banerji (Hanover, East Hanover, United States Of America; Lyon, France; Basel, Switzerland; Horsham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Novel pharmacological findings in the management of respiratory disorders
Session: Novel pharmacological findings in the management of respiratory disorders
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 718
Disease area: Airway diseases

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D. A. Mahler, V. Brunel, T. White, V. Alagappan, H. Chen, K. Kulich, N. Gallagher, D. Banerji (Hanover, East Hanover, United States Of America; Lyon, France; Basel, Switzerland; Horsham, United Kingdom). Development and validation of an innovative self-administered computerized (SAC) version of baseline/transition dyspnea index (BDI/TDI) for evaluating breathlessness in patients with COPD: The BLAZE study. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 718

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