The short-term effect of a rollator on functional exercise capacity among individuals with severe COPD

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 56-65

  Solway, Sherra ^a   Brooks, Dina ^a   Lau, Louis ^b   Goldstein, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Gage Transition to Independent Living Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

COPD; Dyspnea; Functional exercise capacity; Rehabilitation; Rollator; Walk test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036305576     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.1.56     Document Type: Article

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