Respiratory Medicine

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in elderly subjects: impact on functional status and quality of life

By Silvia Peruzza, Giuseppe Sergi, Andrea Vianello, Giuliano Enzi

Case-control study in peoplePopulations

The paper

Silvia Peruzza, Giuseppe Sergi, Andrea Vianello, Giuliano Enzi

University of Padua

Respiratory Medicine, 1 Jun 2003

doi.org/10.1053/rmed.2003.1488 PubMed 12814144

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