Use of the modified Borg scale and numerical rating scale to measure chronic breathlessness: a pooled data analysis

Johnson Miriam J., Close Lucy, Gillon Suzie C., Molassiotis Alex, Lee Paul H., Farquhar Morag C.

Source: Eur Respir J 2016; 47:1861-1864
Journal Issue: June
Disease area: Airway diseases

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