Extract
In 2011, Huber et al. [1] defined health as “the ability to adapt and self-manage in the face of social, physical, and emotional challenges”. This definition seems very useful to monitor or even predict the impact of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or the so-called lung attacks.
Abstract
Monitoring the impact of COPD exacerbations by measuring physical, psychological and social resilience http://ow.ly/VCjRC
Footnotes
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- Received October 6, 2015.
- Accepted December 2, 2015.
- Copyright ©ERS 2016