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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Evaluation of the Individual Activity Descriptors of the mMRC Breathlessness Scale: A Mixed Method Study

Janelle Yorke1 Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;2 Christie Patient Centred Research, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Whittington, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Naimat Khan1 Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;3 Medicines Evaluation Unit, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Adam Garrow1 Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Sarah Tyson1 Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Dave Singh1 Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;3 Medicines Evaluation Unit, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Jorgen Vestbo1 Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;4 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-6362View further author information
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Paul W Jones5 St George's Hospital, University of London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6087-9182View further author information
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Pages 2289-2299 | Received 16 May 2022, Accepted 17 Aug 2022, Published online: 15 Sep 2022

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