Long-term effects of outpatient rehabilitation of COPD: A randomized trial

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 976-983

  Güell, Rosa ^a,c   Casan, Pere ^a   Belda, Jose ^a   Sangenis, Mercé ^a   Morante, Fatima ^a   Guyatt, Gordon H ^b   Sanchis, Joaquin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

COPD; Health related quality of life; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BUDESONIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MACROLIDE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034007932     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.4.976     Document Type: Article

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