Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, surgery and pulmonary rehabilitation [5]

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 266-267

  Ferri, Luigi ^a   Cesario, Alfredo ^a,b   Pasqua, Franco ^a   Granone, Pierluigi ^b  

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

COPD; Lung cancer; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; THORACOTOMY;

BREATHING EXERCISES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 31044452492     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.11.029     Document Type: Letter

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