Out-patient rehabilitation improves activities of daily living, quality of life and exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2801-2806

  Bendstrup, K E ^a   Ingemann Jensen, J ^a   Holm, S ^a   Bengtsson, B ^a  

^a Centralsygehuset ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Chronic obstructive pulmomary disease; Controlled, randomized design; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Six minute walking test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031465275     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10122801     Document Type: Article

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