Early mobilization with walking aids following hospital admission with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 465-471

  Yohannes, Abebaw Mengistu ^a   Connolly, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING AID;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EARLY AMBULATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0042426097     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr637oa     Document Type: Article

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