The COPD-anxiety-questionnaire (CAF): a new instrument to assess illness specific anxiety in COPD patients

C. Kuhn, K. Kuehl, W. Rief, K. Kenn (Marburg, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Quality of life and mood disturbances in rehabilitation
Session: Quality of life and mood disturbances in rehabilitation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3385
Disease area: Airway diseases

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