Short-stay in-patient rehabilitation of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Prospective study

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 312-318

  Ip, S P S ^a   Leung, Y F ^a   Choy, K L ^a  

^a Grand Tower ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Inpatients; Length of stay; Lung disease, obstructive rehabilitation; Outcome assessment (health care); Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION FREE INTERVAL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SHORT STAY IN PATIENT REHABILITATION; TRAINING;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 5644268081     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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