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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49179#.VJJsGsnQrzE Author(s)   Takanori Ayabe , Masaki Tomita , Eiichi Chosa , Katsuya Kawagoe , Kunihide Nakamura Affiliation(s) Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . ABSTRACT Background: The purpose of this study was to eval...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51244#.VGAbAWfHRK0 Author(s) Fujiko Someya * , Takao Nakagawa Affiliation(s) School of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan . ABSTRACT The COPD Assessment Test was recently developed to assess health status in patients with COPD. However, little was known about its application to patients with interstitial lung disease, so we examined the relationship between the COPD Assessment Test score and respiratory impairment including the clinical picture in subjects with interstitial lung disease. Data were collected retrospectively from 52 consecutive subjects with interstitial lung disease on admission to our facility. All ...