Comparison of modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale cut point ≥1 with COPD assessment test (CAT) ≥10 to differentiate low and high symptom COPD patients

P. Jones, L. Adamek, G. Nadeau, N. Banik (London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - GOLD guidelines 2011: new assessment of COPD
Session: GOLD guidelines 2011: new assessment of COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1651
Disease area: Airway diseases

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P. Jones, L. Adamek, G. Nadeau, N. Banik (London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany). Comparison of modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale cut point ≥1 with COPD assessment test (CAT) ≥10 to differentiate low and high symptom COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 1651

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