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Richard M. Timms
Researcher at Scripps Health
Publications - 18
Citations - 2371
Richard M. Timms is an academic researcher from Scripps Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hypoxemia & COPD. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 18 publications receiving 2340 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard M. Timms include University of California, San Diego & Northwestern University.
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Life quality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that the life quality of patients with COPD was impaired relative to healthy subjects on all dimensions of life quality: emotional functioning, social role functioning, activities of daily living, and recreational pastimes.
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Life quality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
A. John McSweeny,A. John McSweeny,Igor Grant,Robert K. Heaton,Kenneth M. Adams,Richard M. Timms +5 more
TL;DR: The life quality of patients with COPD was found to be impaired relative to healthy subjects on all dimensions; depression was the preponderant emotional disturbance reported; difficulties with home management and reduction in social interaction were the primary social-role deficits.
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Neuropsychologic Findings in Hypoxemic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Igor Grant,Robert K. Heaton,A. John McSweeny,Kenneth M. Adams,Richard M. Timms,Richard M. Timms +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that cerebral disturbance is common in hypoxemic COPD and may be related in part to decreased availability of oxygen to the brain.
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Validity of a quality of well-being scale as an outcome measure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Robert M. Kaplan,Robert M. Kaplan,Catherine J. Atkins,Catherine J. Atkins,Richard M. Timms,Richard M. Timms +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that the QWB has many advantages as an outcome measure for specific disease groups, and can be transformed into well-year units for cost-effectiveness studies.