Meta-analysis of respiratory rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9035, 1996, Pages 1115-1119

  Lacasse, Yves ^a   Wong, Eric ^a   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a   King, Derek ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^a   Goldstein, Roger S ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030603333     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)04201-8     Document Type: Article

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