Clinical phenotypes and heath-related quality of life of COPD patients in a rural setting in Malaysia - a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Chai, Chee-Shee, Mos, Sumastika Bt, Ng, Diana-Leh-Ching, Goh, Greta-Miranda-Kim-Choo, Su, Anselm-Ting, Ibrahim, Muhammad Amin B., Musa, Aisya Natasya Bt, Tan, Seng-Beng, Pang, Yong-Kek, Liam, Chong-Kin
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36390/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background The Spanish chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guideline phenotypes patients according to the exacerbation frequency and COPD subtypes. In this study, we compared the patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) according to their COPD phenotypes. Methods This was a cro...