Abstract:Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the major global health issues becoming of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of disease severity on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and the influence of factors affecting on it.A total of 77 patients who had been medically diagnosed as COPD by a consultant physician were recruited according to systematic sampling method at National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, Welisa… Show more
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