A questionnaire specifically designed for Italian patients affected by COPD. Criteria to choice the optimal number of items using simple logistic models

G. Vidotto, G. Bertolotti, M. Carone, V. Bellia, F. Arpinelli, R. Testi, C. F. Donner, P. W. Jones (Padova, Tradate, Veruno, Palermo, Verona, Italy; London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Outcome determinants in chronic respiratory care
Session: Outcome determinants in chronic respiratory care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 466
Disease area: Airway diseases

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