Effect of once weekly pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise tolerance in patients with chronic lung disease

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 231-232

  O'Neill, B M ^a,b   Johnston, D ^b   Burrell, N ^b   Grace, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035717828     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03167784     Document Type: Article

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