Feasibility and effectiveness of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme in a community hospital setting

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 480, 2002, Pages 539-542

  Ward, Janet A ^a   Akers, Gill ^a   Ward, David G ^a   Pinnuck, Margaret ^a   Williams, Sue ^a   Trott, Jayne ^a   Halpin, David M G ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; COPD; Hospitals; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SPIROMETRY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036308307     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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