The impact of exercise on activities of daily living and quality of life: A primary care physician's perspective

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-291

  Belfer, Mark H ^a,b  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Anxiety; COPD; Exercise; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSPNEA; ENDURANCE; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34548309039     PISSN: 15412555     EISSN: 15412563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15412550701521993     Document Type: Conference Paper

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