Open AccessThe impact of "World Health Organization - Government of India guidelines on chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases-2003" on quality of life
Author(s) -
Ashok Kumar Janmeja,
Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra,
Mandeep Kumar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.56341
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , nursing
The World Health Organization-Government of India (WHO-GOI) Guidelines - 2003 for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) is a consensus statement. However, the outcome and impact of its implementation on quality of life (QOL) among COPD patients has not been studied so far.