The BODE index predicted death in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseThe body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity index in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Golish, Joseph A MD (commentator)
Celli, BR
Cote, CG
Marin, JM
et al,

Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Celli BR, Cote CG, Marin JM, et al. The body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity index in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med 2004; 350: 1005–12.CelliBRCoteCGMarinJMet alThe body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity index in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.N Engl J Med20043501005-12Q In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), how well does an index comprising the risk factors that reflect the respiratory, perceptive, and systemic aspects of the disease predict outcome?

For correspondence: Dr B R Celli, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. [email protected]

Source of funding: no external funding.

Evidence Based Medicine 9(5):p 156, September-October 2004.

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