Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 12 , Pages 1177-1184 , December 2003

The influence of COPD on health-related quality of life independent of the influence of comorbidity

  • Jeannette G van Manen

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Division of Public Health, Academic Medical Center–University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 31-0-71-526-6914; fax: 31-0-71-526-6994.
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  • Patrick J.E Bindels

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Division of Public Health, Academic Medical Center–University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Friedo W Dekker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 2300, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Bernardus J.A.M Bottema

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice and Social Medicine, University of Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Jaring S van der Zee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, Academic Medical Center–University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • C.Joris Ijzermans

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Division of Public Health, Academic Medical Center–University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Egbert Schadé

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Division of Public Health, Academic Medical Center–University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 26 May 2003.

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PII: S0895-4356(03)00208-7

doi: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00208-7

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 12 , Pages 1177-1184 , December 2003

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