Maintaining the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Where are we now?

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 131-133

  Foglio, K ^a   Ambrosino, N ^b   Agati, S ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL GAS; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING SPEED;

EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 35349027809     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972307082484     Document Type: Editorial

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