Short- and long-term effects of outpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized trial

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-212

  Troosters, Thierry ^a,b   Gosselink, Rik ^a,b   Decramer, Marc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0034663447     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(00)00472-1     Document Type: Article

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