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Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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  • J C Bestall aAcademic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, bDivision of Physiological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • E A Paul aAcademic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, bDivision of Physiological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • R Garrod aAcademic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, bDivision of Physiological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • R Garnham aAcademic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, bDivision of Physiological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • P W Jones aAcademic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, bDivision of Physiological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • J A Wedzicha aAcademic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, bDivision of Physiological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
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Bestall JC, Paul EA, Garrod R, et al
Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Thorax 1999;54:581-586.

Publication history

  • Received March 23, 1998
  • Revision requested June 4, 1998
  • Revised December 21, 1998
  • Accepted February 15, 1999
  • First published July 1, 1999.
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