title: BODE index: a new tool to stage and monitor progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33744, USA. claudia.cote@med.va.gov
authors: Claudia G
authors: CG
authors: Cote
authors: Bartolome R
authors: BR
authors: Celli
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index